/e.ʃa.pe/
Translation
to escape, to get away
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin excappare, literally 'to get out of one's cape', from ex ('out of') plus cappa ('cloak'). The same root gives English 'escape'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- excappare
- English cognates
- escape
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | échappe | échappais | échappai | échapperai | échapperais |
| tu | échappes | échappais | échappas | échapperas | échapperais |
| il/elle | échappe | échappait | échappa | échappera | échapperait |
| nous | échappons | échappions | échappâmes | échapperons | échapperions |
| vous | échappez | échappiez | échappâtes | échapperez | échapperiez |
| ils/elles | échappent | échappaient | échappèrent | échapperont | échapperaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | échappe | échappasse |
| tu | échappes | échappasses |
| il/elle | échappe | échappât |
| nous | échappions | échappassions |
| vous | échappiez | échappassiez |
| ils/elles | échappent | échappassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | échappe |
| nous | échappons |
| vous | échappez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- échappant
- Past participle
- échappé · échappée · échappés · échappées
Examples
.
The prisoner managed to escape from the police.
' .
Nothing escapes his attention.
' .
The dog escaped from the garden through a hole.
' .
His name escapes me at the moment.
justesse l'.
We narrowly escaped the accident.
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