fugir

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to run away; to flee (to move away from something unpleasant quickly or suddenly)
  2. (intransitive) to be forgotten, to escape

Synonyms

evada-se

evadir-se

esconder-se

desembaraçar-se

esquivar-se

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fuˈʒi(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese fugir, from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-. Cognate with Galician fuxir, Asturian fugir, Catalan fugir, Italian fuggire, French fuir, Spanish huir.

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