Polyglot Dictionary

escape

/esˈkape/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los escapes

Meaning

  1. escape, leak

    • Hay un escape de gas.

      There's a gas leak.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fuga

escape and fuga both cover "escape" and "leak" senses, like a gas leak or a prison escape, largely interchangeable; escape is also used for a vehicle's exhaust pipe.

Similar in other languages

English

leak

Close — an escape, leak relates to a leak.

Practice

1 What does escape mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay un ___ de gas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escape?

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