kaçamak

Signification

Noun

1. An undesirable act done in secrecy, chiefly an extramarital affair.
2. The act or attempt of doing something unnoticed.
3. A route or place of escape, shelter, refuge.

Adj

Done in secrecy, with intention to avoid notice; furtive, evasive.

Coupé comme

ka‧ça‧mak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ka.t͡ʃaˈmak/

Étymologie

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاچاماق or قاچامق (ḳaçamaḳ), equivalent to kaç- (“to run away, to flee”) + -amak.

Phrases

Yüzüme doğru kaçamak bir göz attı.

Il jeta un coup d'œil à mon visage.