échapper
Meanings
Verb
1. to escape (from), evade (intransitive)
2. to drop an object unintentionally (Quebec, transitive)
3. to escape, break out (e.g., from prison) (reflexive)
4. to go away, run away (reflexive)
Examples290
Rien ne lui échappe.
Nothing escapes him/her.
échapper des mains de quelqu'un
to slip out of someone's hands
échapper à la mort
to escape death
Tu as échappé ta tuque.
You dropped your hat.
Je n'ai pas pu m'échapper.
I wasn't able to escape.
Vous ne m'échapperez pas.
You won't escape me.