escape

/isˈkapi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
os escapes

Meaning

  1. exhaust, escape

    • O escape quebrou.

      The exhaust broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

escapamento

escapamento and escape are close synonyms for "exhaust"; escape also separately means "escape," fleeing.

Similar in other languages

German

Abgasanlage

Abgasanlage is the German word for the same thing — both mean "exhaust system."

Practice

1 What does escape mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ quebrou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escape?

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