escape in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for escape in the English»French Dictionary

I.escape [Brit ɪˈskeɪp, ɛˈskeɪp, Am əˈskeɪp] N

1. escape (of person):

escape lit

évasion f

escape lit

fuite f (from de, to vers)

escape fig

fuite f

to make good one's escape lit

réussir son évasion

to make good one's escape fig

réussir à se sauver

to make an or one's escape

s'évader

to have a narrow or lucky escape

l'échapper belle

2. escape (leak):

escape (of water, gas)

fuite f (from de)

II.escape [Brit ɪˈskeɪp, ɛˈskeɪp, Am əˈskeɪp] VB trans

1. escape (avoid):

to escape death/danger/persecution

échapper à la mort/au danger/aux persécutions

to escape responsibility/defeat

éviter une responsabilité/la défaite

to escape detection person:

échapper aux recherches (de la police)

to escape detection fault:

ne pas être détecté

we cannot escape the fact that …

on ne peut pas ignorer le fait que …

he cannot escape the accusation or charge

il ne peut pas échapper à l'accusation

to escape reality

fuir la réalité

2. escape (elude) name, fact:

escape person

échapper à

to escape sb's attention or notice

échapper à (l'attention de) qn

III.escape [Brit ɪˈskeɪp, ɛˈskeɪp, Am əˈskeɪp] VB intr

1. escape (get away):

escape lit person:

s'enfuir, s'évader

escape animal:

s'échapper (from de)

escape fig

s'évader

to escape into or to somewhere

se réfugier quelque part

to escape unharmed or without a scratch

s'en sortir indemne

to escape by the skin of one's teeth

l'échapper belle

to (manage to) escape with one's life

s'en sortir vivant

2. escape (leak):

escape water:

fuir

escape gas:

fuir, s'échapper

IV.escaped ADJ

escaped prisoner, convict

évadé

escaped animal

qui s'est enfui

escape character N COMPUT

escape character

caractère m d'échappement

escape cock N TECH

escape cock

soupape f d'échappement

escape chute N AVIAT

escape chute

toboggan m

escape artist N

escape artist

spécialiste mf de l'évasion

escape clause N

escape clause LAW, COMM

clause f dérogatoire

escape attempt N

escape attempt

tentative f d'évasion

escape road N

escape road

voie f de ralentissement d'urgence

escape plan N

escape plan

projet m d'évasion

escape hatch N NAUT

escape hatch

sas m de secours

escape in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for escape in the English»French Dictionary

I.escape [ɪˈskeɪp] VB intr

1. escape (flee):

escape prisoner

s'évader

escape animal

s'échapper

2. escape (leak):

escape gas

s'échapper

escape liquid

fuir

3. escape COMPUT:

to escape from a program

quitter une application

Phrases:

to escape with one's life

s'en sortir vivant

II.escape [ɪˈskeɪp] VB trans

1. escape (avoid):

to escape sth

échapper à qc

there's no escaping the fact that ...

on ne peut pas ignorer le fait que ...

2. escape (fail to be noticed or remembered):

to escape sb's attention

échapper à l'attention de qn

her name escapes me

son nom m'échappe

3. escape (not suppressed):

a cry escaped them

ils ont laissé échapper un cri

III.escape [ɪˈskeɪp] N

1. escape (act of fleeing):

escape

évasion f

to make (good) one's escape

réussir à s'échapper

2. escape (avoidance):

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

3. escape (accidental outflow):

escape

fuite f

4. escape LAW:

escape clause

clause f dérogatoire

escape key N

escape key

touche f d'échappement

fire escape N

fire escape

escalier m de secours

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to escape one's destiny

échapper à son destin

Translations for escape in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

évasion

escape

s'évader d'une prison

to escape from prison

s'évader du réel

to escape reality

réchapper de l'incendie

to escape the fire

échappement de gaz

gas escape

échapper à qn

to escape from sb

échapper à un danger

to escape (a) danger

faire échapper qn

to help sb escape

échapper à la mort

to escape death

échapper à [ou à l'attention de] qn

to escape sb's attention

s'échapper de qc

to escape from sth

s'échapper de qc gaz

to escape from sth

c'est un miraculé (d'un accident)

he had a miraculous escape

escape Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a near escape

s'échapper de justesse

to escape from a program

quitter une application

to escape with one's life

s'en sortir vivant

to escape sb's attention

échapper à l'attention de qn

to make (good) one's escape

réussir à s'échapper

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle

to escape one's destiny

échapper à son destin

to escape sb's notice

échapper à l'attention de qn

to try to escape one's responsibilities

fuir ses responsabilités

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These witches have also been humorously referred to be spinsters who will end up there in order to escape from the old maid tax.

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He was not placed in an underground pit as punishment for trying to escape.

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At the time, the villagers finds out their escape and searches for them around the village.

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But they noted that escape through flight from marine predators exposes them to predators in the air.

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Care should be taken when using it in gardens as it can quickly escape confines with its creeping rhizomes and may crowd out other plants.

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The reason for this escape is his longing for solid values such as truth and pure love that he could not find in the big world with its noncommittal flirtation.

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Both groups successfully escape with each other's money, all of which turns out to be fake.

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The launch escape and pitch control motors ignited simultaneously, placing the test vehicle into the planned initial trajectory.

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After a few days, the hopper bands disintegrate and those that escape predation become solitary again.

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Prior to 2002, an inmate tried to escape from the prison's recreation area by climbing the 30-foot fence equipped with razor wire.

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