fugitive

fuggitivo, latitante

Persona che è scappata o si nasconde per evitare di essere catturata o maltrattata.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fugitive from something (He was a fugitive from justice.)

Sinonimi: escapee, runaway

Espressioni comuni: wanted fugitive, escaped fugitive

fuggitivo, latitante

Che è scappato o sta fuggendo, di solito per evitare di essere catturato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: escaped, runaway

Espressioni comuni: fugitive prisoner, fugitive criminal

fugace, effimero

Che dura solo poco tempo prima di scomparire.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fleeting, brief, transient, ephemeral

Contrari: lasting, permanent

Espressioni comuni: fugitive glimpse, fugitive thought