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    Fuit (en. Flees)

    fɥi

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To escape from a place.
    Water is leaking from the faucet.
    L'eau fuit du robinet.
    To get free or escape from something.
    Information has leaked to the media.
    Les informations ont fui vers les médias.
    To detect or realize that one can no longer remain in a place.
    He flees reality every time he faces a problem.
    Il fuit la réalité à chaque fois qu'il est confronté à un problème.

    Etymology

    This word comes from the Latin verb 'fugere' which means to flee.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to flee at full speed
    To run away very quickly.
    fuir à toutes jambes
    to escape danger
    To avoid danger by distancing oneself.
    fuir le danger
    to run away like the plague
    To avoid with great intensity.
    fuir comme la peste

    Related Words

    leak
    Action or process of fleeing.
    fuite
    fugitive
    A person who flees.
    fuyard
    to leak
    Derived verb, meaning to let slip (information).
    fuiter

    Slang Meanings

    To flee in the sense of shirking one's responsibilities.
    He always runs away when it comes to working.
    Il fuit toujours quand il s'agit de travailler.
    To become discreet or slip away for no reason.
    She avoids the conversation when topics become serious.
    Elle fuit la conversation quand les sujets deviennent sérieux.