fugir
Meaning
- (intransitive) to run away; to flee (to move away from something unpleasant quickly or suddenly)
- (intransitive) to be forgotten, to escape
Concepts
get away from
skip class
take to the woods
cut class
Synonyms
evada-se
evadir-se
esconder-se
desembaraçar-se
esquivar-se
Translations
Frequency
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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