échapper
- (intransitive) to escape (from), evade
- (Quebec, transitive) to drop an object unintentionally
- (reflexive) to escape, break out (e.g., from prison)
- (reflexive) to go away, run away
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ʃa.pe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French eschapper, from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”). Doublet of escaper.
get away from
get free
allow to escape
bring to an end
get loose
get unleashed
take to the woods
s’échapper
s’évader
se sauver
s’enfuir
laisser échapper
faire eau
fuir en courant
prendre ses jambes à son coup
se libérer
ontsnappen
escapar
escapar
scappare
entkommen
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