fugir

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to flee”). Cognates include Occitan fugir, French fuir, Italian fuggire, Spanish huir, Portuguese fugir, Romanian fugi.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /fuˈʒi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fuˈd͡ʒiɾ/

Verb

fugir (first-person singular present fujo, past participle fugit)

1. to flee
2. to run away
3. to escape

References

• Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to flee”).

Verb

fugir

1. to flee; to run away

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to flee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ˈd͡ʒiɾ/

Verb

fugir

1. to flee; to run away
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 14 (facsimile):

     fugiu con el a Egipto. terra de Reẏ Faraon.

     ran away with him to Egypt, land of the Pharaoh king.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fugir, from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.ˈʒi(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [fu.ˈʒi(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [fu.ˈʒi(ɻ)]
  • Homophone: fugi (with the dropped -r)
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ˈʒiɾ/

Verb

fugir (first-person singular present indicative fujo, past participle fugido)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with de) to run away; to flee (to move away from something unpleasant quickly or suddenly)

   Os terroristas fugiram da cadeia.

   The terrorists ran away from jail.

   Não foge das suas responsabilidades.

   Don’t run from your responsibilities.

2. (transitive with an indirect objective pronoun) to be forgotten

   O seu nome me fugiu.

   I’ve forgotten your name. (literally: your name ran away from me)