fugitive

fugitif

Personne qui s’est échappée ou se cache pour éviter d’être capturée ou maltraitée.

En anglais simple : A person who has escaped or is hiding to avoid being caught or treated badly.

• The police caught the fugitive.
• Two fugitives crossed the border at night.
• She sheltered a fugitive who had escaped political persecution.

Comment l'utiliser : fugitive from something (He was a fugitive from justice.)

Synonymes : escapee, runaway

Expressions courantes : wanted fugitive, escaped fugitive

fugitif, en fuite

Qui s’est échappé ou fuit, généralement pour éviter d’être capturé.

En anglais simple : Having escaped or being on the run, usually to avoid being caught.

• The fugitive prisoner hid in a barn.
• Police arrested a fugitive businessman at the airport.
• The novel follows two fugitive slaves seeking freedom.

Synonymes : escaped, runaway

Expressions courantes : fugitive prisoner, fugitive criminal

fugace, éphémère

Qui ne dure qu’un court moment avant de disparaître.

En anglais simple : Lasting only a short time before disappearing.

• A fugitive smile crossed her face.
• He caught a fugitive glimpse of the sea.
• These fugitive moments of joy soon faded.

Synonymes : fleeting, brief, transient, ephemeral

Contraires : lasting, permanent

Expressions courantes : fugitive glimpse, fugitive thought