flee

1. (intransitive)To run away; to escape.

   The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.

   fliehen, flüchten

   убега́тьubegátʹ, убежа́тьubežátʹ, удира́тьudirátʹ

   тіка́тиtikáty, утіка́тиutikáty, утекти́utektý

   run away quickly

2. (transitive)To escape from.

   Many people fled the country as war loomed.

   Thousands of people moved northward trying to flee the drought.

   fliehen, entfliehen, flüchten

   убега́тьubegátʹ, убежа́тьubežátʹ, удира́тьudirátʹ

3. (intransitive)To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.

   Ethereal products flee once freely exposed to air.

   улету́чиватьсяuletúčivatʹsja, улету́читьсяuletúčitʹsja

1. The thief fled without leaving any traces.

   ruВор убежал, не оставив и следа.

   deDer Dieb floh, ohne irgendeine Spur zu hinterlassen.

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2. They fled the town after the earthquake.

   deNach dem Erdbeben sind sie aus der Stadt geflohen.

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3. She fled for fear of being caught.

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4. She gave a small cry of alarm and fled to the bathroom.

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5. Tom fled to Australia.

   Том утік до Австралії.

   deTom flüchtete nach Australien.

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