| Englisch > Deutsch | |
| flee | |
| 1. Verb: | |
| 2. [1] fliehen, flüchten | |
| [1] Many people in Syria flee. | |
| Viele Leute in Syrien flüchten. | |
| [1] The robber fled. | |
| Der Räuber floh. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
| flee | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To run away; to escape. |  |
| The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards. |  |
| 2. v. To escape from. |  |
| Many people fled the country as war loomed. |  |
| Thousands of people moved northward trying to flee the drought. |  |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish. |  |
| Ethereal products flee once freely exposed to air. |  |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
| fliehen | |
| 1. v. to flee; to escape |  |
| Als die Polizei eintraf, war der Räuber bereits geflohen. - When the police arrived, the robber had already fled. |  |
| 2. v. (archaic, poetic) to fly |  |
| Die Vögel fliehen. - The birds are flying (fleeing). |  |
| 3. v. to diverge |  |
| Die Linien fliehen. - The lines diverge. |  |
| 4. v. (higher register) to flee from (someone); to avoid |  |
| Ich fliehe diesen Kerl wie die Pest. - I avoid that guy like the plague. |  |