Polyglot Dictionary

fugar

/fuˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
fugo
preterite (yo)
fugué
past participle
fugado

Meaning

  1. to flee

    • Se fugó de la cárcel.

      He escaped from prison.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

huir

fugarse is more about escaping from confinement, like a prison escape; huir is more general fleeing.

Similar in other languages

French

fuir

fuir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to flee."

Portuguese

fugir

fugir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to flee."

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