escape [ɪsˈkeɪp]
noun
1 (from detention) fuga (f); (from country) huida (f)
there is no escape from this prison no hay forma de escapar or fugarse de esta cárcel
to make one's escape escapar(se)
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
to have a lucky or narrow escape salvarse por los pelos
he had a lucky or narrow escape (from death) tuvo suerte de escapar or salir con vida; se salvó por los pelos
transitive verb
1 (avoid) [+pursuer] escapar de; librarse de; [+punishment, death] librarse de; [+consequences] evitar
they managed to escape capture/detection consiguieron evitar que les capturaran/detectaran
they jumped out of the window to escape the fire saltaron por la ventana para escapar del fuego
they were lucky to escape injury tuvieron mucha suerte de salir ilesos
there was no way I could escape meeting him no había manera de poder evitar verme con él
they left the country to escape the press se fueron del país para escapar de la prensa
he just escaped being run over por poco lo atropellan
intransitive verb
1 (get away) (gen) escaparse; [+prisoner] fugarse; escapar(se)
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 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
in winter I think of escaping to the sun en invierno pienso en escaparme a un sitio con sol
he escaped to a neutral country huyó a un país neutral
she escaped unhurt salió ilesa
he escaped with a few bruises solo sufrió algunas magulladuras
he was lucky to escape with his life tuvo suerte de salir con vida
modifier
escape artist (n) escapista (m)
escape attempt (n) intento (m) de fuga
escape clause (n) (in agreement) cláusula (f) de excepción
escape hatch (n) (in plane, space rocket) escotilla (f) de salvamento
escape key (n) (Comput) tecla (f) de escape
escape pipe (n) tubo (m) de desagüe
escape plan (n) plan (m) de fuga
escape route (n) ruta (f) de escape
escape valve (n) válvula (f) de escape
escape velocity (n) (Aer) velocidad (f) de escape