run away

s’enfuir, fuir

Partir en courant pour échapper à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move quickly on foot to escape someone or something.

• The rabbit ran away.
• We ran away from the fire.
• Why did you run away when you saw me?

Comment l'utiliser : run away from someone/something (The boy ran away from the angry dog.)

Synonymes : flee, escape

Expressions courantes : run away quickly, run away screaming

fuguer, s’enfuir de chez soi

Quitter secrètement son domicile, souvent quand on est enfant, sans prévoir de revenir bientôt.

En anglais simple : To leave home secretly, often as a child, without planning to return soon.

• She ran away from home.
• The missing boy had run away after an argument.
• Did you ever want to run away as a child?

Comment l'utiliser : run away from home (He ran away from home at fifteen.)

Synonymes : leave home

Contraires : return home

Expressions courantes : run away again, run away together

s’emballer

Se dit d’un véhicule ou d’une machine qui avance ou fonctionne sans qu’on puisse le maîtriser.

En anglais simple : If a vehicle or machine does this, it moves or works uncontrollably.

• The train ran away downhill.
• A diesel engine can run away if it burns leaking oil.
• The cart ran away when its brake failed.

Synonymes : go out of control

Expressions courantes : run away downhill, run away uncontrollably