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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (breakout)
a. la evasión (F)
(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).
Julia's favorite escape is running on the beach.La evasión favorita de Julia es correr en la playa.
3. (leak)
b. la escapatoria (F)
(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).
She didn’t want to go to the meeting, but she had no escape.No quería ir a la junta, pero no tenía escapatoria.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
He escaped the prisoner-of-war camp by digging a tunnel.Se escapó del campamento de prisioneros de guerra cavando un túnel.
6. (to avoid)
a. escapar de
They took shelter to escape the hurricane's fury.Se refugiaron para escapar de la furia del huracán.
b. librarse de
He escaped the death penalty thanks to a last-minute pardon from the governor.Se libró de la pena de muerte gracias a un perdón de última hora del gobernador.
c. evitar
They decided to live underground to escape the desert heat.Decidieron vivir bajo tierra para evitar el calor del desierto.
d. salvarse de
He escaped a ten-year jail sentence when the jury found him not guilty.Se salvó de una condena de diez años de cárcel cuando el jurado lo declaró no culpable.
e. escapar a (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
It is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media.Cada día es más difícil escapar a la influencia de los medios.
7. (to forget)
a. no recordar
I'm sorry. Your name escapes me. What is your name again?Perdón. No recuerdo tu nombre. ¿Cómo te llamas otra vez?
a. escaparse
I think you have the general idea, but it seems the details have escaped you.Creo que tienes la idea general, pero los detalles se te escaparon.
a. dejar escapar
A shout escaped him when a box dropped on his head.Dejó escapar un grito cuando se le cayó una caja en la cabeza.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (to flee)
a. escaparse
The prisoners escaped in a laundry basket.Los prisioneros se escaparon en una canasta de ropa sucia.
b. fugarse
Thousands have escaped to neighboring countries.Miles se han fugado a los países vecinos.
c. huir
He tried to escape from police custody, but was stopped.Intentó huir de la custodia de la policía, pero fue detenido.
11. (to leak)
a. escaparse
The pipe was damaged and now sewage is escaping.El tubo se dañó y ahora se están escapando las aguas residuales.
b. salir ileso
Fortunately, they escaped injury in the crash.Afortunadamente salieron ilesos del choque.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word 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 sufrió heridas leves por la explosión.
a. evadirse
She tried to escape from reality by watching television.Intentó evadirse de la realidad mirando la televisión.
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