fuga

f.

1 escape (huida).

darse a la fuga to take flight

fuga de cerebros brain drain

2 leak (escape).

3 fugue (Music).

4 jailbreak.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fugar.

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fuga

► nombre femenino

1 (huida) flight, escape

2 (escape) leak

3 MÚSICA fugue

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FRASEOLOGÍA

darse a la fuga to take flight

poner en fuga to put to flight

fuga de cerebros brain drain

fuga de divisas flight of capital

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noun f.

1) flight, escape

2) leak

3) fugue

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I

SF

1) [gen] flight, escape; [de enamorados] elopement

darse a la o ponerse en fuga — to flee, take flight

poner al enemigo en fuga — to put the enemy to flight

le aplicaron la ley de fuga(s) — he was shot while trying to escape

fuga de capitales — flight of capital (abroad)

fuga de cerebros — brain drain

fuga de(l) domicilio — running away from home

fuga de la cárcel — escape from prison, jailbreak

2) [de gas] leak, escape

3) (=ardor) ardour, ardor (EEUU), impetuosity

II

SF (Mús) fugue

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femenino

1) (huida) escape

una fuga de prisioneros — a jailbreak

se dieron a la fuga — they fled

poner a alguien en fuga — to put somebody to flight

- fuga de capitales or divisas

- fuga de cerebros

2) (de líquido, gas) leak, escape (frml)

3) (Mús) fugue

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femenino

1) (huida) escape

una fuga de prisioneros — a jailbreak

se dieron a la fuga — they fled

poner a alguien en fuga — to put somebody to flight

- fuga de capitales or divisas

- fuga de cerebros

2) (de líquido, gas) leak, escape (frml)

3) (Mús) fugue

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fuga¹

¹ = getaway, escape, flight.

Ex: The article 'The great getaway' reviews a range of multimedia CD-ROM databases designed to assist in holiday travel planning.

Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga = hit-and-run accident.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello = hit-and-run driver.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* fuga de cerebros = brain drain.

* fuga de la cárcel = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].

* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].

* fuga por amor = elopement.

fuga²

² = leakage, outflow, leak, seepage.

Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* fuga de gas = gas leak.

* fuga de gas tóxico = toxic gas leak.

* tener una fuga = have + a leak.

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fuga

feminine

A (huida) escape

la fuga de prisioneros que tuvo lugar el mes pasado the jailbreak o escape that took place last month

se dieron a la fuga they fled

poner a algn en fuga to put sb to flight

Compuestos:

● fuga de capitales or divisas

flight of capital

● fuga de cerebros

brain drain

B (de un líquido, gas) leak, escape (frml)

C (Mús) fugue

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Del verbo fugarse: (conjugate fugarse)

se fuga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

fuga sustantivo femenino
1 (huida) escape;

◊ un intento de fuga an attempted escape;

se dieron a la fuga they fled;
fuga de capitales or divisas flight of capital;
fuga de cerebros brain drain
2 (de líquido, gas) leak, escape (frml)
3 (Mús) fugue
fuga sustantivo femenino
1 (de una persona) escape, flight
fuga de cerebros, brain drain
2 (de un líquido, gas, etc) leak
'fuga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escapada
- tentativa
- divisa
- escape
- huida
English:
bolt
- brain
- breakout
- escape
- flight
- jailbreak
- get
- hit
- rout

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fuga nf

1. [huida] escape;

darse a la fuga to take flight;

poner a alguien en fuga to rout sb, to put sb to flight

Comp

fuga de capitales capital flight;

fuga de cerebros brain drain;

fuga de divisas capital flight

2. [de gas, líquido] leak

3. Mús fugue

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fuga

f

1 escape;

fuga masiva mass escape;

darse a la fuga flee

2 de gas, agua leak

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fuga nf

1) huida: flight, escape

2) : fugue

3) : leak

fuga de gas: gas leak

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fuga n

1. (de persona) escape

la fuga de dos reclusos the escape of two prisoners

2. (de gas, agua) leak

una fuga de gas a gas leak

darse a la fuga to run away [pt. ran; pp. run]

Si fuese en coche sería to drive away [pt. drove; pp. driven; a caballo o en bicicleta sería to ride [pt. rode; pp. ridden