Translation
to escape, to break out (s'évader)
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Word origin
From Latin evadere ('to go out, to escape'), from e- ('out') and vadere ('to go'). English 'evade' comes from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- evadere
- English cognates
- evade, evasion
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | évade | évadais | évadai | évaderai | évaderais |
| tu | évades | évadais | évadas | évaderas | évaderais |
| il/elle | évade | évadait | évada | évadera | évaderait |
| nous | évadons | évadions | évadâmes | évaderons | évaderions |
| vous | évadez | évadiez | évadâtes | évaderez | évaderiez |
| ils/elles | évadent | évadaient | évadèrent | évaderont | évaderaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | évade | évadasse |
| tu | évades | évadasses |
| il/elle | évade | évadât |
| nous | évadions | évadassions |
| vous | évadiez | évadassiez |
| ils/elles | évadent | évadassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | évade |
| nous | évadons |
| vous | évadez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- évadant
- Past participle
- évadé · évadée · évadés · évadées
Examples
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Two inmates escaped last night.
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I read to escape from everyday life.
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The prisoner tried to escape across the roofs.
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This film lets us get away from it all for two hours.
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She dreams of escaping her small town.
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