fuir
French → English
(escape) To flee: to run away from danger, a person, or a place; to escape
Et il fuit toujours, poursuivi par les cris de mort.
(English) And he is still fleeing, pursued by the cries of death.
Les assassins fuyaient en emportant le corps du délit.
(English) The assassins were fleeing, carrying the evidence of the crime.
(technical) To leak: to allow liquid or gas to escape through a crack; to seep
Tu devrais réparer ce robinet qui fuit dans la cuisine.
(English) You should fix that tap that is leaking in the kitchen.
Cette conduite de gaz fuit et c'est très dangereux.
(English) This gas pipe is leaking and it is very dangerous.
(avoidance) To avoid: to stay away from someone or something due to aversion; to shun
Tout le monde fuit cet homme colérique.
(English) Everyone avoids this angry man.
La paix a fui ce séjour après le départ des invités.
(English) Peace shunned this place after the guests left.
Entry ID: fr:en:fuir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary