escapolir-se

Catalan

Etymology

From escàpol +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kə.puˈlir.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.ka.poˈliɾ.se]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Verb

escapolir-se (first-person singular present m'escapoleixo, first-person singular preterite m'escapolí, past participle escapolit)

  1. (reflexive) to escape, to flee, to get away
    • 2021 April 23, “Un policia de paisà deté dos joves per pegar un estiró a una bossa en patinet”, in Europa Press[1], Valencià:
      Un policia nacional fora de servici ha detingut en València a dos homes de 20 i 26 anys per presumptament pegar un estiró a una bossa que contenia 400 euros mentre anaven en patinet elèctric, al costat d'altres dos joves que es van escapolir.
      An off-duty national policeman detained in Valencia two men ages 20 and 26 for the alleged snatching of a bag which contained 400 Euros while they rode electric skates alongside two other youths who escaped.
  2. (reflexive) to slip away, to vanish, to disappear

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • escapoliment

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