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1 on the run
(escaping; running away: He's on the run from the police.) en fuite -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) s'évader (de)2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) échapper (à)3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) échapper (à)4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) (s')échapper2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) évasion; fuite- escapism- escapist -
3 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) garder2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) surveiller2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) garde2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) garde3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) chef de train4) (the act or duty of guarding.) surveillance•- guarded- guardedly - guard of honour - keep guard on - keep guard - off guard - on guard - stand guard -
4 guard
guard [gα:d]1. nouna. ( = act of guarding) garde f• to put a guard on sb/sth faire surveiller qn/qch• to stand guard over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/qch• he was taken under guard to... il a été emmené sous escorte à...b. (Boxing, fencing) garde fc. ( = wariness) to be on one's guard se méfier ( against de) se tenir sur ses gardes ( against contre)• guard it with your life! veillez bien dessus !• to guard o.s. against sth se prémunir contre qch3. compounds• we must try to guard against this happening again nous devons essayer d'empêcher que cela ne se reproduise* * *[gɑːd] 1.1) ( for person) surveillant/-e m/f; (for place, object) gardien/-ienne m/fto be on guard — ( duty) être de garde
to go on/come off guard — prendre/finir son tour de garde
the changing of the guard — GB la relève de la garde
4) ( watchfulness)5) (group of soldiers, police etc)6) GB Railways chef m de train7) ( for safety) ( on printer) couvercle m; ( on industrial machinery) carter m de protection8) ( in Ireland) ( policeman) policier m (irlandais)2.transitive verb1) ( protect) surveiller [place, object]; protéger [person]2) ( prevent from escaping) surveiller3) ( from discovery) garder [secret]•Phrasal Verbs: -
5 elusive
[-siv]adjective (escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly: an elusive criminal.) insaisissable -
6 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) fuite2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) fuite3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) fuite2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) fuir2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) fuir, divulguer•- leakage- leaky -
7 marksman
- plural marksmen - noun (a person who shoots well: The police marksman did not kill the criminal - he wounded him in the leg to prevent him escaping.) tireur/-euse d'élite -
8 fasten
fasten, US [transcription]["f_sn"]A vtr1 ( close) fermer [bolt, lid, case] ; attacher [belt, sandals, necklace] ; boutonner [coat] ; boucler [buckle] ;2 ( attach) fixer [notice, shelf] (to à ; onto sur) ; attacher [lead, rope] (to à) ; to fasten the ends together attacher les bouts ensemble ; to fasten onto sb s'attacher or s'accrocher ○ à qn ;3 fig ( fix) his eyes fastened on me son regard s'est fixé sur moi ; to fasten the blame/responsibility on rejeter la faute/responsabilité sur.B vi [box] se fermer ; [necklace, belt, skirt] s'attacher ; to fasten at the back/side s'attacher dans le dos/sur le côté.■ fasten down:▶ fasten down [sth], fasten [sth] down fermer [hatch, lid].■ fasten on:▶ fasten on [lid, handle] s'attacher ;▶ fasten [sth] on attacher [lid, handle] ;▶ fasten on [sth] fig se mettre [qch] dans la tête [idea] ; he fastened on the idea of escaping il s'est mis dans la tête de s'évader.■ fasten up:▶ fasten up [sth], fasten [sth] up fermer [case] ; attacher [shoe] ; boutonner [coat]. -
9 guard
A n3 Mil ( duty) garde f, surveillance f ; to be on guard être de garde ; to go on guard prendre son tour de garde ; to come off guard finir son tour de garde ; to keep ou stand guard monter la garde (over auprès de) ; to mount (a) guard over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/qch ; the changing of the guard GB la relève de la garde ;4 ( watchfulness) to drop ou relax ou lower one's guard baisser la garde ; to catch sb off guard prendre qn au dépourvu ; to be on one's guard être sur ses gardes ; to be on one's guard against sth se méfier de qch ; to be on one's guard against sth happening veiller à ce que qch n'arrive pas ;5 (group of soldiers, police etc) to transport sth under an armed guard transporter qch sous escorte armée ;8 GB ( in names of regiments) garde m ; the Scots Guards la garde écossaise ; the Coldstream Guard le régiment de Coldstream ;B vtr1 ( protect) surveiller [place, object] ; protéger [person, reputation] ; a dog guards the house un chien garde la maison ; the house/border is heavily guarded la maison/la frontière est sous haute surveillance ; to guard sth with one's life protéger qch au péril de sa vie ; to guard one's tongue fig surveiller sa langue ;the old guard la vieille garde.▶ guard against [sth] se prémunir contre [abuses, cheating, failure] ; to guard against doing sth prendre garde à ne pas faire qch ; to guard against sth happening veiller à ce que qch n'arrive pas. -
10 trap
A n1 Hunt, fig ( snare) piège m ; to set a trap for poser un piège pour [animals] ; tendre un piège à [humans] ; to fall into a trap tomber dans un piège ; to fall into the trap of doing fig commettre l'erreur de faire ;2 ( vehicle) cabriolet m ;3 ( in plumbing) siphon m ;5 ( in dog racing) stalle f de départ ;1 Hunt prendre [qch] au piège [animal] ;2 (catch, immobilize) coincer [person, finger] ; to be trapped in an elevator être coincé dans un ascenseur ; he trapped a nerve in his back Med il s'est coincé un nerf du dos ;3 ( prevent from escaping) retenir [heat] ; empêcher [qch] de fuir [gas] ; there was air trapped in the pipe il y avait de l'air dans le tuyau ;4 fig ( emprison) prendre [qn] au piège ; to trap sb into doing amener qn à faire ; to be/feel trapped (in a situation/a marriage) être/se sentir piégé or coincé (dans une situation/un mariage). -
11 escape
escape [ɪ'skeɪp]∎ they escaped from the enemy/from the hands of their kidnappers ils ont échappé à l'ennemi/des mains de leurs ravisseurs;∎ the thieves escaped after a police chase les voleurs ont pris la fuite après avoir été poursuivis par la police;∎ the lion escaped from the zoo le lion s'est échappé du zoo;∎ she escaped from the camp elle s'est échappée du camp;∎ figurative to escape from the crowd fuir la foule;∎ figurative to escape from reality s'évader ou s'échapper de la réalité;∎ he escaped to Italy il s'est enfui en Italie(b) (gas, liquid, steam) s'échapper, fuir(c) (survive, avoid injury) s'en tirer, en réchapper;∎ she escaped uninjured elle s'en est tirée sans aucun mal;∎ they escaped with just a few cuts and bruises ils en ont été quittes pour quelques coupures et des bleus;∎ he escaped with a reprimand il en a été quitte pour une réprimande∎ to escape doing sth éviter de faire qch;∎ I narrowly escaped being killed j'ai failli ou manqué me faire tuer;∎ they escaped punishment/justice ils ont échappé à la punition/justice;∎ he escaped detection il ne s'est pas fait repérer;∎ she narrowly escaped death elle a échappé de justesse à la mort;∎ there's no escaping the fact that… il n'y a pas moyen d'échapper au fait que…(b) (elude notice, memory of) échapper à;∎ to escape notice échapper à l'attention, passer inaperçu;∎ her name escapes me son nom m'échappe;∎ nothing escapes them rien ne leur échappe3 noun∎ I made my escape je me suis échappé ou évadé;∎ to make good one's escape réussir à s'échapper;∎ they planned their escape ils ont combiné leur plan d'évasion;∎ figurative he had a narrow escape (from danger) il l'a échappé belle, il a eu chaud; (from illness) il revient de loin(b) (diversion) évasion f;∎ an escape from reality une évasion hors de la réalité;∎ figurative the cinema provided an escape from their daily routine le cinéma leur offrait un moyen de s'évader de leur routine quotidienne►► Law escape clause clause f échappatoire;escape hatch trappe f de secours;Computing escape key touche f d'échappement, touche f Echap;escape mechanism Technology mécanisme m de secours; Psychology fuite f (devant la réalité);escape pipe tuyau m d'échappement ou de refoulement, tuyère f;escape road talus m de protection;escape route (from fire) itinéraire m de sortie de secours; (of criminal) itinéraire m ménagé pour s'échapper;Computing escape routine procédure f d'échappement;Technology escape valve soupape f d'échappement;Astronomy escape velocity vitesse f de libération;Technology escape wheel roue f d'échappement -
12 fasten
fasten ['fɑ:sən]∎ to fasten sth with glue/nails/string to sth coller/clouer/lier qch à qch;∎ fasten your seatbelt attachez votre ceinture;∎ he fastened the two ends together il a attaché les deux bouts ensemble ou l'un à l'autre;∎ to fasten one's coat boutonner son manteau(b) (attention, eyes) fixer;∎ he fastened his eyes on the door il a fixé la porte des yeux ou a fixé son regard sur la porte;∎ to fasten one's attention on sth fixer son attention sur qch∎ to fasten sth on sb attribuer qch à qn;∎ they fastened the blame on him ils ont rejeté la faute sur lui(bra, dress) s'attacher; (bag, door, window) se fermer;∎ the trousers fasten at the side le pantalon s'attache sur le côté(flap, shutter) fermer; (tent, furniture) fixer au sol; (envelope, sticker) coller(belt, holster) fixer(a) (seize upon) saisir;∎ to fasten onto an idea se mettre une idée en tête;∎ she fastened onto this kiss as evidence of his affection elle se raccrochait à ce baiser comme à une preuve de son affection∎ figurative he fastened onto our group il s'est attaché à notre groupefermer, attacher∎ her eyes fastened upon the letter elle fixait la lettre du regard ou des yeux(b) (seize upon) saisir;∎ to fasten upon an excuse saisir un prétexte;∎ she fastened upon the idea of escaping elle s'est mis en tête de s'échapper ou de s'évader
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