échapper de justesse

/eʃape də ʒystɛs/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
échappe de justesse
past
a échappé de justesse
perfect
échappé de justesse

Meaning

  1. to narrowly escape

    • Ils ont échappé de justesse à l'accident.

      They narrowly escaped the accident.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does échapper de justesse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils ont échappé de ___ à l'accident.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches échapper de justesse?

verb

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