runaway

run·a·way  (rn-w)

n.

1. A person or animal that has run away.

2. Something that has escaped control or proper confinement.

3. Informal An easy victory.

adj.

1. Escaping or having escaped restraint, captivity, or control: runaway horses; runaway children.

2. Out of control: a runaway car; runaway inflation.

3. Easily won: a runaway victory.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	runaway - an easy victory                       blowout, romp, shoo-in, walkaway, laugher triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	runaway - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" fleer, fugitive individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.	1.	runaway - completely out of control; "runaway inflation" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"

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runaway

adjective

1. easily won, easy, effortless a runaway success

2. out of control, uncontrolled, driverless The runaway car careered into a bench.

3. escaped, wild, fleeing, loose, fugitive a runaway horse

4. uncontrolled, out of control, rampant, unchecked Such a mix of policies would normally lead to runaway inflation.

noun

fugitive, escaper, refugee, deserter, truant, escapee, absconder a teenage runaway

Translations

runaway [ˈrʌnəweɪ]

A. ADJ [prisoner, slave] → fugitivo; [soldier] → desertor; [horse] → desbocado; [lorry] → sin frenos, fuera de control; [inflation] → galopante, desenfrenado; [success] → arrollador; [victory] → aplastante, abrumador; [marriage] → clandestino, fugitivo

B. N (= person) → fugitivo/a m/f; (= horse) → caballo m desbocado

runaway [ˈrʌnəweɪ]

adj

[horse] → emballé(e)

[truck, car] → fou*(folle)

[inflation] → galopant(e)

[success] → monstre; [victory, winner] → haut la main
to be a runaway success → avoir un succès monstre

n → fugueur/euse m/f

runaway

n → Ausreißer(in) m(f)

adj

slave → entlaufen; person, couple, horse → durchgebrannt (inf), → ausgerissen; a runaway car/train → ein Auto/ein Zug, das/der sich selbstständig gemacht hat; the runaway child → der kleine Ausreißer; they planned a runaway wedding → sie beschlossen, wegzulaufen und zu heiraten

(fig: = unstoppable) winner → überragend; inflation → unkontrollierbar; a runaway success → ein Riesenerfolg m, → ein voller Erfolg; the runaway bestseller → der mit Abstand erfolgreichste Bestseller; he had a runaway victory → er hatte einen sehr leichten Sieg; she was the runaway winner of the championship → sie gewann die Meisterschaften mit großem Abstand

runaway [ˈrʌnəˌweɪ]

1. adj (slave, person) → in fuga; (child) → scappato/a di casa; (truck, train) → fuori controllo; (horse) → imbizzarrito/a; (success, victory) → trascinante
runaway inflation → inflazione f galoppante

2. n → fuggitivo/a, fuggiasco/a

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runaway [ˈrʌnəˌweɪ]

1. adj (slave, person) → in fuga; (child) → scappato/a di casa; (truck, train) → fuori controllo; (horse) → imbizzarrito/a; (success, victory) → trascinante
runaway inflation → inflazione f galoppante

2. n → fuggitivo/a, fuggiasco/a