(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He escaped the death penalty thanks to a last-minute pardon from the governor.Se libr贸 de la pena de muerte gracias a un perd贸n de 煤ltima hora del gobernador.
He escaped a ten-year jail sentence when the jury found him not guilty.Se salv贸 de una condena de diez a帽os de c谩rcel cuando el jurado lo declar贸 no culpable.
Fortunately, they escaped injury in the crash.Afortunadamente salieron ilesos del choque.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Despite being under the influence of alcohol and drugs, he escaped with a fine.A pesar de estar bajo la influencia del alcohol y drogas, solo le aplicaron una multa.
He escaped the explosion with minor injuries.Solo sufri贸 heridas leves por la explosi贸n.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
there is no escape from this prisonno hay forma de escapar or fugarse de esta cárcel
there was a mass escape from the detention centrethere's been an escapein their escape, many refugees left everything behindleaving home, I found, wasn't the simple escape I had imagined
to make one's escapeescapar(se)
to make good one's escapeshe had managed to coil her thick stubby fingers in his shirt collar, ripping it, before he managed to make good his escapeshe was still asleep when I got up, determined to make good my escapesome prisoners were shot, but others made good their escapeto [plan] an escape
2(from injury, harm)
there was no escape from the noiseno había forma de escapar al ruido;she saw prostitution as her only means of escape from povertyvió la prostitución como el único medio de escapar a la pobreza
he was looking for a means of escape from bankruptcy
to have a luckyornarrow escapesalvarse por los pelos
Liverpool had a narrow escape four minutes before half-timeI hear you had a very narrow escape on the bridge
he had a lucky or narrow escape(from death)tuvo suerte de escapar or salir con vida;se salvó por los pelos
3(from real world)evasión (f)
for me television is an escapea mí la televisión me sirve de evasión
fishing can be an escape from city lifean escape from the depressing reality of warthere was no escape from the tedium of office lifedrink 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
they managed to escape capture/detectionconsiguieron evitar que les capturaran/detectaran
they jumped out of the window to escape the firesaltaron por la ventana para escapar del fuego
they were lucky to escape injurytuvieron mucha suerte de salir ilesos
there was no way I could escape meeting himno había manera de poder evitar verme con él
they left the country to escape the pressse fueron del país para escapar de la prensa
he just escaped being run overpor poco lo atropellan
he narrowly escaped being killedMajor Smallman is said to have jumped down the escarpment with his horse to escape his parliamentarian pursuersthey narrowly escaped capture when the house was searchedthey are allowing torturers to escape punishmentthe ANC said today that such an amnesty would allow murderers and torturers to escape punishmentDalglish and Joe Kinnear are likely to escape FA punishment for comments made about the refereelies are sometimes used to escape the consequences of actionsrelatives of those killed in the accident claimed that the law allowed companies to escape from the consequences of their actionscompanies can't escape tax by going into debtRonnie broke both legs when he narrowly escaped death in a road accidentthey only escaped death because a passing motorist dragged them clearA TEENAGE girl escaped certain death in a 400ft cliff fall when her plunge was halted as she crashed into another holidaymakershe was desperate to escape dinner with her bossI narrowly escaped having to talk to that awful manshe was looking for a way to escape the cold English winterthere was no way of escaping the tight schedule
2(elude)
his name escapes meno logro acordarme de su nombre;nothing escapes herno se le escapa nada
she was too striking to escape their attention
it had escaped his noticeorattention that ...se le había escapado que ...
to escape from[+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 himhacía que siguiera hablando y no podía escaparme de él;he wanted to escape from the world for a whilequería evadirse del mundo durante un tiempo
a prisoner has escaped from jail in Northern Englanda herd of cows had escaped from the farmthe chickens all escaped from their coopthe rabbit escaped from its hutchTibetans escaping from their Chinese oppressorsas the confusion grew, everyone was bent on escaping from the fumesthe thousands of refugees that have escaped from IraqI moved house to escape from those awful neighbours of minehe just wanted to escape from his family for a whileto escape [to]...another place, freedom, safety
in winter I think of escaping to the sunen invierno pienso en escaparme a un sitio con sol
he escaped to a neutral countryhuyó a un país neutral
he saw the women and children escaping to safety as the enemy troops advancedslaves escaping to freedomthey've escaped to the other side of the border
she escaped unhurtsalió ilesa
he was fatally wounded as he tried to escapeto escape [with]
he escaped with a few bruisessolo sufrió algunas magulladuras
he was lucky to escape with his lifetuvo suerte de salir con vida
they escaped with a warning
2(leak)[+liquid, gas]salirse
leave a vent open to let moist air escapewater was escaping from the dam
3(issue)
a moan escaped from her lipsdejó escapar un gemido;tendrils of hair were escaping from under her hatalgunos 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 (m) de fuga
he thought it too dangerous to make another escape attemptthey'd taken away her clothes after the escape attempt, too, as a sign of her absolute helplessness
escape clause (n)(in agreement)cláusula (f) de excepción
escape hatch (n)(in plane, space rocket)escotilla (f) de salvamento
