Evacuar (en. Evacuate)

/eβaˈkwar/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To remove people or things from a place for their protection.

Authorities decided to evacuate the area affected by the hurricane.

Las autoridades decidieron evacuar la zona afectada por el huracán.

To eliminate the contents of a place, especially in terms of eviction or evacuation.

It is necessary to evacuate the house before the works begin.

Es necesario evacuar la vivienda antes de que empiecen las obras.

To vacate a place or space.

The cinema hall was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Se evacuó la sala de cine debido a un aviso de bomba.

From the Latin 'evacuāre', which means unoccupied or to leave empty.

evacuate to

To remove someone from a dangerous place.

evacuar a

emergency evacuation

The process of removing people from a location in critical situations.

evacuación de emergencia

evacuate a building

Evacuate a building due to risks.

evacuar un inmueble

eviction

Action of getting people out of a place, generally for legal reasons.

desalojo

shelter

Safe place where people can take refuge during an emergency.

refugio

evacuation

Process or action of evacuating, especially in disaster situations.

evacuación

To leave a place quickly.

When they heard the alarm, everyone started to evacuate like crazy.

Cuando escucharon la alarma, todos comenzaron a evacuar como locos.

To disappear swiftly.

The group of friends evacuated from the party when the police arrived.

El grupo de amigos se evacuó de la fiesta cuando llegó la policía.