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déguerpir

to clear out, run away

verb deh-gehr-PEER Rare

Usage Note

Déguerpir is informal and vivid, meaning to leave a place quickly — often under pressure or to escape trouble. It is intransitive and does not take a direct object: il a déguerpi sans demander son reste. A near-synonym is décamper, and both sit in the same familiar register; neither is rude but neither is formal.

Examples

"Les enfants ont déguerpi à toute vitesse."

Natural Translation

The children cleared out at full speed.

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