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1 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) escapar2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) escapar a3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) escapar4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) escapar2. 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.) fuga- escapism- escapist* * *es.cape[isk'eip] n 1 fuga, evasão. 2 libertação, salvação, salvamento. I had a narrow escape from being run over / por um triz eu teria sido atropelado. fire escape / saída de emergência. 3 Psych fuga dos fatos da realidade. 4 escape, escapamento, saída (água, gás). • vt+vi 1 escapar, evadir(-se), fugir. nothing escapes him / nada lhe escapa. his purpose escapes me / não compreendo a sua intenção. his name escapes me / não me recordo do seu nome. 2 livrar(-se), libertar(-se), desvencilhar-se. 3 salvar-se, safar-se, sobreviver. the sailor escaped the wreck / o marujo salvou-se do naufrágio. 4 ficar de fora. -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) escapar, fugir2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) safar-se de3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) escapar a4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) escapar2. 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.) fuga, escapamento- escapism- escapist -
3 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) furo2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) fuga3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) fuga2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) verter2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) (deixar) escapar•- leakage- leaky* * *[li:k] n 1 rombo, fenda. 2 vazamento. 3 goteira. 4 o líquido que vaza. 5 perda, dispersão. 6 divulgação de informações secretas. 7 sl o ato de urinar. • vt+vi 1 escoar. 2 vazar. 3 deixar transpirar ou vazar (informações secretas). to leak out tornar público, transpirar. to spring a leak Naut fazer água. to take a leak coll urinar. -
4 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) fenda2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) vazamento3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) vazamento2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) vazar2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) vazar•- leakage- leaky
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