World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfugitif
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fy-ji-tif
"La police recherche le fugitif qui s'est échappé de prison."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is fleeing from custody or avoiding arrest.
"The police are searching for the fugitive who escaped from prison last week."
- 1
Having the nature of fleeing or running away.
"The fugitive nature of the storm made it difficult to predict its path."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fugitive' originates from the Latin 'fugitivus', meaning 'fleeing', which is derived from 'fugere', meaning 'to flee'. The term has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning related to escape and evasion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fugitive" is said worldwide
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fugitif
Transliteration: fy-ji-tif
"La police recherche le fugitif qui s'est échappé de prison."
Flüchtling
Transliteration: flüht-ling
"Die Polizei sucht nach dem Flüchtling, der aus dem Gefängnis entkommen ist."
fuggitivo
Transliteration: foo-ji-ti-vo
"La polizia sta cercando il fuggitivo che è scappato di prigione."
fugitivo
Transliteration: foo-hee-ti-vo
"La policía está buscando al fugitivo que escapó de la prisión."
fugitivo
Transliteration: foo-ji-ti-vo
"A polícia está à procura do fugitivo que escapou da prisão."
भगोड़ा
Transliteration: bhagoda
"पुलिस उस भगोड़े की तलाश कर रही है जो जेल से भाग गया।"
逃犯
Transliteration: táofàn
"警方正在寻找逃犯，他从监狱逃脱。"
도망자
Transliteration: domangja
"경찰은 감옥에서 탈출한 도망자를 찾고 있습니다."
逃亡者
Transliteration: tōbōsha
"警察は刑務所から逃げた逃亡者を探しています。"
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