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entkommen

escape

Meaning of entkommen

to get away from a place or person

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German/ɛntˈkɔmən/
Russian transcription[zbʲɪˈʐatʲ]
escape
entkommen - escape
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entkommen with Russian translation

entkommen usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Ему удалось чудом избежать аварии.

Er konnte dem Unfall knapp entkommen.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Ребёнок убежал из сада.

Das Kind entkam aus dem Garten.

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entkommen belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

entkommenсбежать
kochenготовить
sich ändernменять
bindenзавязывать
folgenследовать
entfernenубирать
sich anfühlenощущаться

entkommen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between entkommen / fliehen / entfliehen / davonkommen / sich absetzen / ausweichen

F
🇩🇪German
fliehen

To run away from danger, pursuit, or a difficult situation; stronger and more dramatic than the neutral primary meaning.

B1Very Often
E
🇩🇪German
entfliehen

To slip away or escape; often sounds literary or a bit more figurative than the primary word.

B1Rarely
D
🇩🇪German
davonkommen

To get away, often with the sense of escaping consequences or getting off lightly.

B1Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
sich absetzen

To make off, disappear, or slip away quietly; often implies haste, cleverness, or evading someone.

B1Often
A
🇩🇪German
ausweichen

To dodge, move aside, or avoid something; not always a full escape, but rather evasion of contact, impact, or a direct answer.

B1Often
E
🇩🇪German
entweichen

To escape or leak out; often used for gas, air, heat, or in a more literary sense for a person escaping.

B1Rarely
E
🇩🇪German
entgehen

To avoid or escape something unpleasant or dangerous; often means avoiding an event, consequence, or missing something, not necessarily physically running away.

B1Very Often

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How to pronounce entkommen and what this word means

entkommen means escape. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce entkommen

/ɛntˈkɔmən/

entkommen translation

escape

entkommen examples

Er konnte dem Unfall knapp entkommen.

entkommen transcription

/ɛntˈkɔmən/

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entkommen meaning: what does it mean?

von einem Ort oder einer Person wegkommen

entkommen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

entkommen is pronounced as /ɛntˈkɔmən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

entkommen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Er konnte dem Unfall knapp entkommen. Translation: Ему удалось чудом избежать аварии.

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