escape

échapper, éviter

Se soustraire à une personne ou une situation dangereuse ou pénible, ou éviter d’être pris ou puni.

En anglais simple : To get away from someone or something dangerous or unpleasant, or avoid being caught or punished.

• We managed to escape the storm.
• The driver escaped punishment because nobody could prove his guilt.
• Can they escape the people chasing them?

Comment l'utiliser : escape from someone/something (We escaped from the approaching storm.)

Synonymes : get away from, avoid, evade

Expressions courantes : escape danger, escape punishment, escape from someone

s'échapper, s'évader

Sortir d’un lieu ou d’une situation qui empêche de partir librement.

En anglais simple : To become free from a place or situation that keeps you trapped.

• The bird escaped from its cage.
• We escaped through a small window.
• Two prisoners have escaped during the night.

Comment l'utiliser : escape from something (The bird escaped from its cage.); escape through something (They escaped through an open window.)

Synonymes : get free, break free, get away

Expressions courantes : escape from something, escape through something, escape captivity, escape from prison

fuite, évasion

Action de quitter une situation dangereuse, pénible ou qui limite la liberté.

En anglais simple : The act of getting away from a dangerous, unpleasant, or restricted situation.

• They made their escape at night.
• We had a narrow escape when the tree fell.
• Her escape from the burning house was caught on camera.

Comment l'utiliser : escape from something (Their escape from prison took months to plan.)

Synonymes : getaway, flight

Expressions courantes : make an escape, narrow escape, escape from something

issue, échappatoire

Un moyen de sortir d’une situation dangereuse ou pénible.

En anglais simple : A way of getting away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

• There was no escape.
• The window offered our only escape from the fire.
• They searched for a possible escape through the mountains.

Comment l'utiliser : escape from something (There was no escape from the locked room.)

Synonymes : way out, exit

Expressions courantes : no escape, possible escape, escape route

caractère d'échappement

Caractère informatique de code 27 qui annonce des instructions spéciales dans une suite de données.

En anglais simple : A computer text character with code 27, used to introduce special instructions in a stream of data.

• Insert an escape before the command.
• The terminal received an escape followed by two other characters.
• This program checks each byte for an escape.

Synonymes : ESC

Expressions courantes : escape character, insert an escape, ascii escape