escape

entkommen, entgehen

Einer gefährlichen oder unangenehmen Person oder Situation entkommen oder einer Festnahme oder Strafe entgehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To get away from someone or something dangerous or unpleasant, or avoid being caught or punished.

• We managed to escape the storm.
• The driver escaped punishment because nobody could prove his guilt.
• Can they escape the people chasing them?

So benutzt man es: escape from someone/something (We escaped from the approaching storm.)

Synonyme: get away from, avoid, evade

Häufige Wendungen: escape danger, escape punishment, escape from someone

entkommen, ausbrechen

Aus einem Ort oder einer Situation herauskommen, in der man gefangen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To become free from a place or situation that keeps you trapped.

• The bird escaped from its cage.
• We escaped through a small window.
• Two prisoners have escaped during the night.

So benutzt man es: escape from something (The bird escaped from its cage.); escape through something (They escaped through an open window.)

Synonyme: get free, break free, get away

Häufige Wendungen: escape from something, escape through something, escape captivity, escape from prison

Flucht

Das Entkommen aus einer gefährlichen, unangenehmen oder einschränkenden Situation.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of getting away from a dangerous, unpleasant, or restricted situation.

• They made their escape at night.
• We had a narrow escape when the tree fell.
• Her escape from the burning house was caught on camera.

So benutzt man es: escape from something (Their escape from prison took months to plan.)

Synonyme: getaway, flight

Häufige Wendungen: make an escape, narrow escape, escape from something

Ausweg, Fluchtmöglichkeit

Eine Möglichkeit, aus einer gefährlichen oder unangenehmen Situation herauszukommen.

In einfachem Englisch: A way of getting away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

• There was no escape.
• The window offered our only escape from the fire.
• They searched for a possible escape through the mountains.

So benutzt man es: escape from something (There was no escape from the locked room.)

Synonyme: way out, exit

Häufige Wendungen: no escape, possible escape, escape route

Escape-Zeichen

Ein Computerzeichen mit dem Code 27, das besondere Anweisungen in einem Datenstrom einleitet.

In einfachem Englisch: A computer text character with code 27, used to introduce special instructions in a stream of data.

• Insert an escape before the command.
• The terminal received an escape followed by two other characters.
• This program checks each byte for an escape.

Synonyme: ESC

Häufige Wendungen: escape character, insert an escape, ascii escape