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fuga

escape

noun FOO-gah Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: from Latin 'fuga', flight

Also means

leak

Usage Note

Fuga means both an escape and a leak (una fuga di gas); the plural is fughe with an h to keep the hard g. In music it also names the 'fugue'.

Examples

"La fuga dei prigionieri è riuscita."

Natural Translation

The prisoners' escape succeeded.

Literal Translation

The escape of-the prisoners is succeeded.

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