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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. fuir [fɥiʀ] VB trans

1. fuir (quitter):

fuir pays, ville, oppression
to flee
fuir combats, amour
to flee from

2. fuir (éviter):

fuir hiver
to escape
fuir responsabilité, discussion, personne
to avoid
fuir problème, journalistes, foule
to steer clear of
fuir soleil
to stay out of
fuir les médias
to shun publicity

II. fuir [fɥiʀ] VB intr

1. fuir (partir):

fuir personne, soldat, capitaux:
to flee
fuir animal:
to run away
fuir en Chine/à l'étranger/devant l'ennemi
to flee to China/abroad/in the face of the enemy
fuir à toutes jambes
to run for it
faire fuir personne
to scare [sb] off
faire fuir les clients/spectateurs/investisseurs
to scare customers/spectators/investors off
laid à faire fuir
ugly as sin

2. fuir (suinter):

fuir robinet, gaz, toit, stylo:
to leak

3. fuir (se dérober):

fuir personne, regard:
to be evasive
fuir devant ses responsabilités
not to face up to one's responsibilities

4. fuir (défiler et disparaître) liter:

fuir nuages:
to sail by
fuir arbres:
to flash past
fuir navire:
to sail into the distance
fuir temps:
to fly by
fuir bonheur:
to fade

III. se fuir VB refl

se fuir refl (s'éviter):

se fuir
to avoid each other
les deux familles se fuient
the two families avoid each other
fuir qn/qc comme la peste
to avoid sb/sth like the plague
English
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flee
fuir
flee
fuir (before, in the face of devant)
to flee from sth
fuir qc
scare away animal, attacker
faire fuir
shun contact, people, publicity, responsibility, temptation
fuir
scud ship:
fuir
to be leaky container, tap, roof:
fuir
shirk responsibility
fuir
to be a fugitive from justice
fuir la justice
evade responsibility
se dérober à, fuir

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. fuir [fɥiʀ] irreg VB intr

1. fuir (s'enfuir):

fuir d'un pays
to flee a country

2. fuir (détaler):

fuir devant qn/qc
to run away from sb/sth
faire fuir qn
to make sb run away

3. fuir (se dérober):

fuir devant qc
to run away from sth

4. fuir (ne pas être étanche):

fuir
to leak

5. fuir (s'échapper):

fuir liquide
to leak (out)
fuir gaz
to escape

II. fuir [fɥiʀ] irreg VB trans (éviter)

fuir danger
to evade
fuir ses responsabilités
to try to escape one's responsibilities
fuir la présence de qn
to keep away from sb
plutôt mourir que (de) fuir
better to die than flee
English
English
French
French
shun
fuir
flee
fuir
frighten away
faire fuir
to be an escapist
fuir la réalité
see off
faire fuir
leak
fuir
dodge work
fuir
to bury oneself in one's work
fuir dans le travail
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. fuir [fʏiʀ] irreg VB intr

1. fuir (s'enfuir):

fuir d'un pays
to flee a country

2. fuir (détaler):

fuir devant qn/qc
to run away from sb/sth
faire fuir qn
to make sb run away

3. fuir (se dérober):

fuir devant qc
to run away from sth

4. fuir (ne pas être étanche):

fuir
to leak

5. fuir (s'échapper):

fuir liquide
to leak (out)
fuir gaz
to escape

II. fuir [fʏiʀ] irreg VB trans (éviter)

fuir danger
to evade
fuir ses responsabilités
to try to escape one's responsibilities
fuir la présence de qn
to keep away from sb
plutôt mourir que (de) fuir
better to die than flee
English
English
French
French
flee
fuir
frighten away
faire fuir
shun publicity
fuir
to be an escapist
fuir la réalité
leak
fuir
dodge responsibility
fuir
to bury oneself in one's work
fuir dans le travail
escape liquid
fuir
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