escape

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escapar

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escape
[ɪsˈkeɪp]
sustantivo
1huida (f) evasión (f) (of person); escape (m) (of gas, fluid)
  • to make one's escape -> escapar, huir
  • escape clause (comercio) -> cláusula (f) de escape or de salvaguardia
  • escape route -> vía (f) de salida (de emergencia); (from fire) vía (f) de escape (of criminal)
verbo transitivo
2escapar de, librarse de (danger, punishment)
  • to escape somebody's notice -> pasar inadvertido(a) a alguien
  • her name escapes me -> ahora no me sale su nombre
verbo intransitivo
3escaparse (person, gas, fluid)(from de)
  • to escape from reality -> evadirse de la realidad

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escape [is-keip-kap-siul]
sustantivo
1Escapada, huída, fuga (from prison).
  • To make one’s -> escaparse
  • Escape attempt -> intento de fuga
2Descuido, inadvertencia.
3Avería, pérdida, merma de un líquido que sale por una abertura.
  • Escape valve -> válvula de escape
  • Escape hatch -> escotilla de salvamento
4Escapatoria, los medios de fuga o de rescate.
5Evasión (from reality).
  • Press -> pulse u oprima la tecla de escape
  • To have a narrow/miraculous -> salvarse o escaparse por muy poco/milagrosamente
  • Escape chute -> rampa de emergencia
  • There is no -> no hay escapatoria posible
  • Escape artist -> escapista
  • Escape clause -> cláusula de escape o evasión
Escape, fuga (of gas, water, air).(Inform.) De escape (key, routine).

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escape [ɪsˈkeɪp]
noun
1 (from detention) fuga; (f) (from country) huida; (f)
there is no escape from this prison no hay forma de escapar fugarse de esta cárcel;or
there was a mass escape from the detention centre there's been an escape in their escape, many refugees left everything behind leaving home, I found, wasn't the simple escape I had imagined
to make one's escapemake escapar(se)
to make good one's escape she had managed to coil her thick stubby fingers in his shirt collar, ripping it, before he managed to make good his escape she was still asleep when I got up, determined to make good my escape some prisoners were shot, but others made good their escape to [plan] an escape
2 (from injury, harm)
there was no escape from the noise no había forma de escapar al ruido; she saw prostitution as her only means of escape from poverty vió la prostitución como el único medio de escapar a la pobreza
he was looking for a means of escape from bankruptcy
to have a lucky narrow escapeluckyornarrow salvarse por los pelos
Liverpool had a narrow escape four minutes before half-time I hear you had a very narrow escape on the bridge
he had a lucky narrow escapeor (from death) tuvo suerte de escapar salir con vida;or se salvó por los pelos
3 (from real world) evasión; (f)
for me television is an escape a mí la televisión me sirve de evasión
fishing can be an escape from city life an escape from the depressing reality of war there was no escape from the tedium of office life drink was his regular avenue of escape
4 [of water, gas] fuga; (f) escape; (m)
fire officers were called when there was an escape of gas in the high street
verb:transitive
1 (avoid) [+pursuer] escapar de; librarse de; [+punishment, death] librarse de; [+consequences] evitar
they managed to escape capture/detectioncapturedetection consiguieron evitar que les capturaran/detectaran
they jumped out of the window to escape the firefire saltaron por la ventana para escapar del fuego
they were lucky to escape injuryinjury tuvieron mucha suerte de salir ilesos
there was no way I could escape meeting himmeeting no había manera de poder evitar verme con él
they left the country to escape the presspress se fueron del país para escapar de la prensa
he just escaped being run overrun over por poco lo atropellan
he narrowly escaped being killed Major Smallman is said to have jumped down the escarpment with his horse to escape his parliamentarian pursuers they narrowly escaped capture when the house was searched they are allowing torturers to escape punishment the ANC said today that such an amnesty would allow murderers and torturers to escape punishment Dalglish and Joe Kinnear are likely to escape FA punishment for comments made about the referee lies are sometimes used to escape the consequences of actions relatives of those killed in the accident claimed that the law allowed companies to escape from the consequences of their actions companies can't escape tax by going into debt Ronnie broke both legs when he narrowly escaped death in a road accident they only escaped death because a passing motorist dragged them clear A TEENAGE girl escaped certain death in a 400ft cliff fall when her plunge was halted as she crashed into another holidaymaker she was desperate to escape dinner with her boss I narrowly escaped having to talk to that awful man she was looking for a way to escape the cold English winter there was no way of escaping the tight schedule
2 (elude)
his name escapes me no logro acordarme de su nombre; nothing escapes her no se le escapa nada
she was too striking to escape their attention
it had escaped his notice attention that ...noticeorattention se le había escapado que ...
3 especially (literary) (issue from)
a cry escaped his lips dejó escapar un grito
verb:intransitive
1 (get away) (gen) escaparse; [+prisoner] fugarse; escapar(se)
to escape fromfrom [+prison] escapar(se) de; fugarse de; [+cage] escaparse de; [+danger, harm] huir de; [+reality] evadirse de
he kept me talking and I couldn't escape from him hacía que siguiera hablando y no podía escaparme de él; he wanted to escape from the world for a while quería evadirse del mundo durante un tiempo
a prisoner has escaped from jail in Northern England a herd of cows had escaped from the farm the chickens all escaped from their coop the rabbit escaped from its hutch Tibetans escaping from their Chinese oppressors as the confusion grew, everyone was bent on escaping from the fumes the thousands of refugees that have escaped from Iraq I moved house to escape from those awful neighbours of mine he just wanted to escape from his family for a while to escape [to]... another place, freedom, safety
in winter I think of escaping to the sunto en invierno pienso en escaparme a un sitio con sol
he escaped to a neutral country huyó a un país neutral
he saw the women and children escaping to safety as the enemy troops advanced slaves escaping to freedom they've escaped to the other side of the border
she escaped unhurtunhurt salió ilesa
he was fatally wounded as he tried to escape to escape [with]
he escaped with a few bruiseswith solo sufrió algunas magulladuras
he was lucky to escape with his life tuvo suerte de salir con vida
they escaped with a warning
2 (leak) [+liquid, gas] salirse
leave a vent open to let moist air escape water was escaping from the dam
3 (issue)
a moan escaped from her lips dejó escapar un gemido; tendrils of hair were escaping from under her hat algunos mechones de pelo le salían por debajo del sombrero
a trickle of blood escaped from one of his nostrils
modifier
escape artist (n) escapista; (m)
escape attempt (n) intento de fuga; (m)
he thought it too dangerous to make another escape attempt they'd taken away her clothes after the escape attempt, too, as a sign of her absolute helplessness
escape clause (n) (in agreement) cláusula de excepción; (f)
escape hatch (n) (in plane, space rocket) escotilla de salvamento; (f)
escape key (n) (Comput) tecla de escape; (f)
escape pipe (n) tubo de desagüe; (m)
escape plan (n) plan de fuga; (m)
escape route (n) ruta de escape; (f)
escape valve (n) válvula de escape; (f)
escape velocity (n) (Aer) velocidad de escape; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "escape"

Imperative
  • escape
  • you escape
  • he/she escapes
  • we escape
  • you escape
  • they escape
Preterite
  • I escaped
  • you escaped
  • he/she escaped
  • we escaped
  • you escaped
  • they escaped
Present Continuous
  • I am escaping
  • you are escaping
  • he/she is escaping
  • we are escaping
  • you are escaping
  • they are escaping
Present Perfect
  • I have escaped
  • you have escaped
  • he/she has escaped
  • we have escaped
  • you have escaped
  • they have escaped
Past Continuous
  • I was escaping
  • you were escaping
  • he/she was escaping
  • we were escaping
  • you were escaping
  • they were escaping
Past Perfect
  • I had escaped
  • you had escaped
  • he/she had escaped
  • we had escaped
  • you had escaped
  • they had escaped
Future
  • I will escape
  • you will escape
  • he/she will escape
  • we will escape
  • you will escape
  • they will escape
Future Perfect
  • I will have escaped
  • you will have escaped
  • he/she will have escaped
  • we will have escaped
  • you will have escaped
  • they will have escaped
Future Continuous
  • I will be escaping
  • you will be escaping
  • he/she will be escaping
  • we will be escaping
  • you will be escaping
  • they will be escaping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been escaping
  • you have been escaping
  • he/she has been escaping
  • we have been escaping
  • you have been escaping
  • they have been escaping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been escaping
  • you will have been escaping
  • he/she will have been escaping
  • we will have been escaping
  • you will have been escaping
  • they will have been escaping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been escaping
  • you had been escaping
  • he/she had been escaping
  • we had been escaping
  • you had been escaping
  • they had been escaping

escape
masculine noun
1leak (de gas); exhaust (de coche)
  • salir a escape (informal figurative) -> to leave in a rush, to rush off (peninsular Spanish)

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escape [es-cah’-pay]
noun
1Escape, flight, escaping (huida). (m)
2Flying, flight. (m)
3Escape, subterfuge, evasion. (m)
4Leak, leakage (de gas) A todo escape, at full speed. (m)
5Leak. (m)
6Exhaust valve, exhaust. (m)
  • Tubo de escape -> exhaust pipe

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escape
sustantivo:masculino
1 [de situación opresiva] escape
utiliza sus discos como un escape
la lectura es mi única forma de escape reading is my only form of escape
La música fue uno de los grandes escapes durante la II Guerra Mundial
vía de escape escape route; (form of) escape
los segundos han elegido el río como vía de escape que la policía no podría imaginar la M-40 posibilita una vía rápida de escape para los agresores
la televisión es mi única vía de escape the television is my only (form of) escape; utilizan el fútbol como una vía de escape de sus problemas they use football as an escape from as a way of escaping from their problems;o
el bloqueo de la única vía de escape para los civiles heridos el fútbol sea hoy una vía de escape de la política no deja de ser una via de escape de la decepcion y del sentimiento de injusticia
a escape at full speed
en vez de ponerse a trabajar a escape para encontrar a los culpables, se dedica a hacer estadísticas Vamos, venga -dijo Siga su rumbo A escape Y Sam fue rudamente expulsado de la reunión
salir a escape to rush out
La gente salía a escape, despavorida, a nuestro paso
2 (fuga) [de gas] leak; [de líquido, radiación] leak; leakage
un escape de gas a gas leak
Un escape de hidrógeno detectado en un camión cisterna una explosión causada por un escape de gas Un escape de ácido tóxico 2 intoxicados en Gran Bretaña por un escape químico Un escape de amoniaco provoca una nube tóxica en Murcia el inevitable escape de radiaciones ionizantes que se producen en la fisión un derrame de agua contaminada » con escape de radiactividad la central aguantó la colisión y no se produjeron fisuras ni escapes que podrían haber tenido consecuencias muy graves
3 (Mecánica) (also tubo de escape) exhaust
Los escapes son de nueva factura y pintados en negro Honda cbx750f. Perfecto estado, 28.000 kms. Metzeler, escapes biturbo, 750.000 ptas. cambios de aceite, luces, amortiguadores, filtros de aceite, escapes, montaje accesoriosbaterías
gases de escape exhaust; exhaust fumes
una versión propia de Suzuki deuna cámara de escape de tamaño variable valoración de los humos de escape, etc
válvula vía

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