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escape

escape; exhaust

noun es-KAH-peh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

leak

Usage Note

Escape covers several senses: a physical escape or flight (una vía de escape, an escape route), a gas or liquid leak (escape de gas), and the exhaust of a vehicle (tubo de escape). The verb escapar(se) (to escape) is its partner. In informal use, escape can also describe a short break from routine — necesito un escape (I need an escape).

Examples

"Encontraron un escape de gas en la cocina."

Natural Translation

They found a gas leak in the kitchen.

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