What does fuite in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fuite in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fuite in French.

The word fuite in French means leak, leak, flight, escape, evasion, avoidance, passing, trailing edge, hit-and-run offence, on the run, be on the run, air leakage, air leak, leak, water leak, capital flight, brain drain, dodge, dodging, carry on regardless, convergence line, chase off, vanishing point, take flight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fuite

leak

nom féminin (écoulement involontaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une fuite de gaz dans cette cuisine.
There is a gas leak in this kitchen.

leak

nom féminin (figuré (divulgation) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu une fuite, car tous les journalistes sont au courant.
There's been a leak; all the journalists are in the know.

flight, escape

nom féminin (échappée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Face à l'ennemi en nombre, il n'y avait qu'une solution : la fuite.
Faced with the enemy numbers, there was only one solution: escape.

evasion, avoidance

nom féminin (refus d'affronter [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fuite ne fait que retarder les problèmes.
Evasion only postpones problems.

passing

nom féminin (littéraire (succession rapide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plus on vieillit et plus on trouve que la fuite des ans s'accélère.
The older you get, the more you find the passing of the years speeding up.

trailing edge

nom masculin (aile : extrémité fine) (of aircraft wing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hit-and-run offence

nom masculin (fuite après un accident)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on the run

locution adjectivale (échappé de quelque part)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be on the run

locution verbale (chercher à échapper à une poursuite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce criminel est en fuite depuis 3 mois maintenant.

air leakage, air leak

nom féminin (dépression)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

leak, water leak

nom féminin (écoulement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une fuite d'eau dans la cave.

capital flight

nom féminin (retrait d'investissement) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brain drain

nom féminin (départ des diplômés pour l'étranger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dodge, dodging

nom féminin (dérobade devant les problèmes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fuite en avant ne fait que retarder la confrontation aux problèmes.

carry on regardless

nom féminin (entêtement sans soucis des conséquences)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Plutôt que d'admettre l'échec du projet, la direction s'obstine dans une fuite en avant en continuant de recommander ce logiciel.
Rather than admit the project is a failure, management are carrying on regardless and continuing to push this software.

convergence line

nom féminin (direction de l'horizon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chase off

verbe transitif (dérouter, faire partir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le chien de garde a mis les voleurs en fuite.

vanishing point

nom masculin (dessin : point créant une perspective)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take flight

locution verbale (s'enfuir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce délinquant a pris la fuite en voyant les policiers.

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