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Meanings of escape in English
Portuguese
válvula de escape Catalan
vàlvula de seguretat A valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level.
Synonyms
Examples for "safety valve"
Examples for "safety valve"
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We had a safety valve and that may have affected our display.
2
These disks are a safety valve, deep down in Henrik's private underworld.
3
And I would put that into the category of the safety valve.
4
It was a safety valve that allowed the most desperate to go.
5
Eph and Fet backed away from the blue-lit closet, their safety valve.
1
The design of the atmospheric relief valve received special consideration.
2
That left the reactor dependent on another backup system, a special sort of relief valve.
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But, as luck would have it, the relief valve wasn't working properly that day either.
4
In theaters before electricity, Mr. Whittier would say, the ghost light acted as a pressure- relief valve.
5
Thanks for being such a nice pressure- relief valve.
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The pressure escape valve is often attached to this hydraulic valve body.
2
As money laundering becomes harder to hide, Putin is losing his escape valve.
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If I don't it's not the fault of the escape valve.
4
For many, this is the escape valve party for a ragtag army of none-of-the-aboves.
5
This time there was no escape valve up through the weak, nonsymmetrical, semisolid layers.
1
None who enter escape ...' Cocking her head she raised a hand to forestall any comment.
Portuguese
meter o rabo entre as pernas Catalan
escapolir-se Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action.
Usage of escape in English
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Last year his parents decided he should try to escape to Europe.
2
How can this visit help me answer the question I can't escape?
3
Neither side will escape challenge: this research will impact on the vote.
4
They allow people to escape their reality and enter a new one.
5
Now he decided a different course of escape might be in order.
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However the main talking point of the first half was Morrison's escape.
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Safe water, no immediate danger, no wireless, no immediate hope of escape.
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The question Cameron needs to escape is: whose side are you on?
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As you can imagine people are stunned over this 'great escape' attempt.
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It means we must look for our escape in a different way.
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Both Weisz's parents fled Europe before the war to escape the Nazis.
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Obviously the weather won't let us escape for a few days yet.
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Also read: Best South African beach cottages for a secluded weekend escape
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Meanwhile the people continue to either revolt or escape to other countries.
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At no time did the animal escape from the enclosure, police said.
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Mr Turnbull said the investigation showed no-one could escape law enforcement agencies.
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Translations for escape
Portuguese
Catalan
Escape through the time
Escape across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
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