Fuyant (en. Fleeing)

/fɥijɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Referring to something that moves away quickly.

This fleeing animal disappeared into the forest.

Cet animal fuyant a disparu dans la forêt.

Referring to a gaze or attitude that avoids contact.

She has a fleeing smile, as if she hesitates to commit.

Elle a un sourire fuyant, comme si elle hésitait à s'engager.

Evokes a feeling of escape or absence.

Time seems fleeting when one is absorbed in an activity.

Le temps semble fuyant lorsque l'on est absorbé par une activité.

From the verb 'fuir', derived from the Latin 'fugere'.

fleeing gaze

A gaze that avoids eye contact.

regard fuyant

fleeing conversation

A conversation that strays from a specific topic.

conversation fuyante

fleeing thoughts

Thoughts that drift away or become confused.

pensées fuyantes

escape

Action of fleeing, escaping from something.

fuite

fugitive

A person who flees, who seeks to escape a situation.

fuyard

ephemeral

Something that does not last, that disappears quickly.

fugace

To be trendy.

He is always elusive; he never wants to stay in one place for too long.

Il est toujours fuyant, il ne veut jamais rester trop longtemps au même endroit.

To break the house down.

Her way of speaking is evasive; it breaks the house down.

Sa manière de parler est fuyante, ça casse la baraque.