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Meanings of refuge in English

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A shielding or protection against the unpleasant, unwanted, or dangerous.

        Portuguese
        guarida
        Catalan
        asil
        Spanish
        santuario

        A place of safety, refuge or protection.

              guarida
              Portuguese
              recurso
              Catalan
              recurs
              Spanish
              recurso

              Act of turning to for assistance.

                    recurso
                    Portuguese
                    refúgios
                    Catalan
                    refugi
                    Spanish
                    refugio

                    A safe place.

                          refúgios
                          Usage of refuge in English
                          1
                          Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Investors often take refuge in those sectors at times of market uncertainty.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          However, if water seeps into the vehicle, seek refuge on the roof.
                          The South African
                          4
                          A particularly good place to take refuge was Durham Cathedral in England.
                          The new yorker
                          5
                          At other times, however, they operate more as refuge than food dispensary.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Federal officials have said they have no plans to approach the refuge.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Williams said 60 local school children took refuge in his store overnight.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          He ran away several times and came to our house for refuge.
                          Frontier courtship
                          9
                          Since early in the war, slaves had sought refuge in Union camps.
                          A. lincoln: a biography
                          10
                          Some took refuge in the church; but it did not save them.
                          Manco, the Peruvian Chief / Or, An Englishman's Adventures in th...
                          11
                          In the war he took refuge in the nation, and its patriotism.
                          The Masques of Ottawa
                          12
                          These exiles found refuge in two republics; Venice and the United Provinces.
                          Lord George Bentinck: A Political Biography
                          13
                          Thousands of people are seeking refuge from the fighting in UN compounds.
                          BBC
                          14
                          The Scythians immolated strangers in their temples; elsewhere temples were a refuge:-
                          Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete
                          15
                          They seek refuge in our country only to find their situation worsens.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          Bowden, like many others, left the state to seek refuge in Melbourne.
                          News.com.au
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