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enfuir

to flee, to run away

verb ahn-FWEER Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Enfuir is only ever used reflexively as s'enfuir, meaning to flee or escape from a place. It is an irregular verb conjugated like fuir (il s'enfuit, ils s'enfuient). The related noun is fuite (flight, escape, leak). Prendre la fuite (to take flight) is a common idiomatic phrase meaning to run away.

Examples

"Le suspect s'est enfui par la fenêtre."

Natural Translation

The suspect fled through the window.

Literal Translation

The suspect oneself-is fled by the window

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