escape attempt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for escape attempt in the English»French Dictionary

escape attempt N

escape attempt

tentative f d'évasion

Translations for escape attempt in the English»French Dictionary

attempt to escape

tentative d'évasion

Translations for escape attempt in the French»English Dictionary

tentative d'évasion

escape attempt

Translations for escape attempt in the English»French Dictionary

I.attempt [Brit əˈtɛm(p)t, Am əˈtɛm(p)t] N

1. attempt:

attempt

tentative f (to do de faire)

to make an attempt to do or at doing

tenter de faire

in an attempt to do

pour essayer de faire

on my/his first attempt

dès ma/sa première tentative

attempt to escape

tentative d'évasion

to make an attempt on a record

tenter de battre un record

at least she made an attempt!

au moins elle a essayé!

he made no attempt to apologize

il n'a même pas tenté de s'excuser

good attempt!

bien essayé!

he made an attempt at a smile

il a esquissé un sourire

it's my first attempt at a cake

c'est la première fois que je fais un gâteau

not bad for a first attempt!

ce n'est pas mal pour un premier essai!

2. attempt (attack):

attempt

attentat m

attempt on sb's life

attentat contre la vie de qn

to make an attempt on sb's life

attenter à la vie de qn

II.attempt [Brit əˈtɛm(p)t, Am əˈtɛm(p)t] VB trans

attempt

tenter (to do de faire)

attempt exam question

s'attaquer à

to attempt suicide

tenter de se suicider

to attempt the impossible

tenter l'impossible

attempted robbery/murder

tentative de vol/meurtre

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 attempt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for escape attempt in the English»French Dictionary

I.attempt [əˈtempt] N

attempt (try):

attempt

tentative f

to make an attempt to +infin

essayer de +infin

Phrases:

an attempt on sb's life

une atteinte à la vie de qn

II.attempt [əˈtempt] VB trans

attempt

tenter

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is a ruse to provide the androids with the escape attempt they presumably expect.

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The sentence was in retribution for a perceived escape attempt of a prisoner.

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The first escape attempt would be punished severely as a deterrent for future escapes.

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The plan was to undermine the validity of all the reporting on the fatal escape attempt by having this photo identified as false.

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The escape attempt has gone down as one of the most audacious of the war.

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His first escape attempt was foiled by an informant.

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His first escape attempt was by way of a manhole cover in the canteen which led into the sewer.

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