S'échappa (en. Escaped)

/se.e.ʃa.pa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To quickly pull oneself away or disengage from a place.

He escaped from his prison after months of captivity.

Il s'échappa de sa prison après des mois de captivité.

To escape a difficult situation.

She escaped from that boring meeting in time.

Elle s'échappa à temps de cette réunion ennuyeuse.

To leave suddenly.

The thief escaped before the police arrived.

Le voleur s'échappa avant l'arrivée de la police.

Origin of the verb 'échapper' from the Latin 'excapare' meaning to flee.

to escape someone's grasp

To free oneself from someone's grip or control.

s'échapper des griffes de quelqu'un

to escape in time

To flee before it's too late

s'échapper à temps

to escape into the wild

To flee to wild or natural places.

s'échapper dans la nature

escape

To flee or avoid being caught.

échapper

flight

The action of escaping or fleeing.

fuite

to flee

To leave quickly to avoid something.

s'enfuir

To take to one's heels

When he saw the police, he took to his heels.

Quand il a vu la police, il a pris la poudre d'escampette.

To scram

She scrammed from the party without warning.

Elle s'est carapatée de la fête sans prévenir.