Evacuando (en. Evacuating)

/eβaɣuˈando/

Meaning & Definition

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verb
Action of evacuating people from a place for safety reasons.
The army is evacuating the population from the affected area.
El ejército está evacuando a la población de la zona afectada.
Removing or taking something out of a closed place.
The water is being evacuated from the flooded basement.
Se está evacuando el agua del sótano inundado.
Displacing people to a safe place in case of emergency.
The firefighters began evacuating the burning building.
Los bomberos comenzaron evacuando el edificio en llamas.

Etymology

From the Latin 'evacuare', which means to empty or to clear out.

Common Phrases and Expressions

emergency evacuation
Process of removing people from a dangerous place.
evacuación de emergencia
evacuate a building
Evacuating the occupants of a building for safety reasons.
evacuar un edificio
orderly evacuation
Evacuation of people in a planned and safe manner.
evacuación ordenada

Related Words

evacuation
Action of evacuating people or things from a place.
evacuación
eviction
Action of expelling or leaving a place.
desalojo

Slang Meanings

To evacuate quickly in case of an accident.
We had to evacuate everyone in the blink of an eye.
Tuvimos que evacuar a todos en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.
To leave a place hurriedly.
The party became uncomfortable, so we evacuated ourselves.
La fiesta se volvió incómoda, así que nos evacuamos.