Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic)To leave without saying goodbye; to leave quietly, to run away; to scram; to depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with the implication of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.

    sich aus dem Staub machen

    скры́тьсяskrýtʹsja, дава́ть стрекача́davátʹ strekačá, сбежа́тьsbežátʹ

    disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)

Examples

2 sentences

  1. You have to take this powder after each meal.

    ruВам надо принимать этот порошок после каждого приёма пищи. — marafon

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  2. I have trouble taking powdered medicine.

    deEs fällt mir schwer, Medizin in Pulverform zu nehmen. — Hans_Adler

    fcbond · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

5 languages
Русский
to run away:
Deutsch
to run away:

Forms

takes a powder, taking a powder, took a powder, taken a powder
Base formtake a powder · to take a powder
3rd person singulartakes a powder
Present participletaking a powder
Past simpletook a powder
Past participletaken a powder

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake a powder
he, she, ittakes a powder

Past simpleLesson

all personstook a powder

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken a powder
he, she, ithas taken a powder

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take a powder

Synonyms

2 synonyms
take a walkout powder
Close in meaning
  • disappear without notifying anyone (idiom):skip town

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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