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Meanings of break out in English

Catalan
irritar-se
Spanish
irrumpir

Become raw or open.

irritar-se

Move away or escape suddenly.

Leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

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Examples for "escape"
Examples for "escape"
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Last year his parents decided he should try to escape to Europe.
The Guardian
2
How can this visit help me answer the question I can't escape?
Mockingjay
3
Neither side will escape challenge: this research will impact on the vote.
The Guardian
4
They allow people to escape their reality and enter a new one.
The new yorker
5
Now he decided a different course of escape might be in order.
Dhampir
1
Heavy rains set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
The Irish Times
2
We are civilians, our sole power is to flee, Abdullahi Bile said.
Reuters
3
Bond funds would normally attract interest when people flee the stock market.
Reuters
4
She said she wanted to flee and join Choi in South Korea.
The Irish Times
5
Some believe IS fighters might flee to remote areas in the south.
BBC
1
Common sense: I was supposed to run away, yell for help, etc.
The Sea of Monsters
2
Officials said he had run away from his family after an argument.
The Guardian
3
Tell her she should run away to sea and become a pirate.
Pegasus
4
You said you had no idea he was going to run away.
Lily of the Nile
5
She wanted to believe Race's beautiful vision-thatthey could run away together.
Cold springs
1
Barnes and Meldrum hope the Falcon Project will take flight next spring.
Reuters
2
Crystal Warren saw the remains of her space enthusiast brother-in-law take flight.
Reuters
3
Ellis watched the sparrows all take flight, flying south as one flock.
Hollow World
4
The flying machine shook as though it were about to take flight.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
5
I take flight to the library, and devote those hours to you.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 12
Usage of break out in English
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NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
Radio NZ
2
It began to break out in ugly blisters; I was in despair.
Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life by a New Englan...
3
Riots suddenly break out in Barcelona; they are instigated by the Jesuits.
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
4
Cisco does not break out financial results for the home networking business.
Reuters
5
Officers want to speak to anyone who saw the row break out.
The Irish Times
6
I used it daily for a week and didn't break out once.
NY Magazine
7
Shortly after the lad heard the big cowman break out in song:
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain...
8
Ability to break out of the ordinary and really spook opposition defences.
The Irish Times
9
Leave the squadron when at any moment the enemy may break out?
Honour This Day
10
Aon Hewitt does not break out figures for global real estate funds.
Reuters
11
Dr Hughes felt a cold sweat break out all over his body.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
12
The fire did not break out until more than three weeks later.
Reuters
13
We're coming up, threatening to break out of this trading range, finally.
Wired
14
Eventually, she was able to break out of her confines at home.
The South African
15
No way was tonight the night to break out the blue dress.
Take a Chance on Me
16
In the Eastern States also, they at length began to break out.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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