fugitive

fugitivo, prófugo

Persona que ha escapado o se esconde para evitar que la capturen o la maltraten.

En inglés sencillo: A person who has escaped or is hiding to avoid being caught or treated badly.

• The police caught the fugitive.
• Two fugitives crossed the border at night.
• She sheltered a fugitive who had escaped political persecution.

Cómo se usa: fugitive from something (He was a fugitive from justice.)

Sinónimos: escapee, runaway

Expresiones frecuentes: wanted fugitive, escaped fugitive

fugitivo, prófugo

Que ha escapado o está huyendo, normalmente para evitar que lo capturen.

En inglés sencillo: Having escaped or being on the run, usually to avoid being caught.

• The fugitive prisoner hid in a barn.
• Police arrested a fugitive businessman at the airport.
• The novel follows two fugitive slaves seeking freedom.

Sinónimos: escaped, runaway

Expresiones frecuentes: fugitive prisoner, fugitive criminal

fugaz, pasajero

Que dura poco tiempo y luego desaparece.

En inglés sencillo: Lasting only a short time before disappearing.

• A fugitive smile crossed her face.
• He caught a fugitive glimpse of the sea.
• These fugitive moments of joy soon faded.

Sinónimos: fleeting, brief, transient, ephemeral

Antónimos: lasting, permanent

Expresiones frecuentes: fugitive glimpse, fugitive thought