Translation of "fugitive" to French

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Dictionary translations for "fugitive"

fugitive [ˈfju:dʒɪtɪv] noun

pl. fugitives

le fugitif m (escapee-man)

The fugitive made a run for the border.

Le fugitif se précipita vers la frontière.

la fugitive f (escapee-woman)

le fuyard m (runaway-man)

la fuyarde f (runaway-woman)

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fugitive [ˈfju:dʒɪtɪv] adjective

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fugitif (crime)

The fugitive made a run for the border.

Le fugitif se précipita vers la frontière.

fugace (fleeting-sensation, souvenir)

éphémère (literary)

en fuite (on the run)

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Contexts with "fugitive"

The fugitive made a run for the border. Le fugitif se précipita vers la frontière.

I was on the alert for a fugitive criminal. J'étais en alerte pour un fugitif.

A picture of the fugitive was plastered all over the newspapers. Une photo du fugitif fut placardée dans tous les journaux.

The high court decided to try the fugitive warlord in abstentia. La haute cour a décidé de juger le chef de guerre fugitif par contumace.

The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again. Le fugitif fit une apparition dans un village à cinquante milles d'ici mais il disparut ensuite de nouveau.

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