il fuit

flees, runs away

→ fuir
fu flee + it 3rd-person singular present or past
verb · third singular · present indicative Uncommon #15,595
flees, runs away Can also be the literary past tense (passé simple) meaning “fled,” but it’s most often understood as “flees” in everyday contexts.
FR: Le chat fuit quand il entend un bruit.
EN: The cat runs away when it hears a noise.
Conjugation of fuir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First fuis fuyons
Second fuis fuyez
Third fuit fuient
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fuis
Second fuis
Third fuit

Alors on fuit?

So, are we running away?

— Scream 7 (2026)

En Mandchourie, si le toit fuit, nous ne le réparons pas.

In Manchuria, if the roof leaks, we don't repair it.

— Assassination (2015)

Nous avons un robinet qui fuit dans la cuisine.

We have a leaky faucet in the kitchen.

Ça fuit partout.

It’s leaking everywhere.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Regarde, il fuit le royaume!

Look, he is fleeing the kingdom!

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

Le tuyau d'eau fuit.

The water pipe is leaking.

Et si ça fuit?

What if it leaks?

Et en plus, notre toit fuit.

And on top of that, our roof is leaking.

— Devdas (2002)

Le robinet fuit, il faut un nouveau joint.

The tap is leaking; it needs a new seal.

Le toit fuit.

The roof is leaking.

— Le Château ambulant (2004)

Le système de refroidissement fuit.

The cooling system is leaking.

— Le Bateau (1981)

J'aurais fuit.

I would have fled.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Si on fuit, on est coupable.

If we run away, we are guilty.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

J'ai un robinet qui fuit.

I have a leaky faucet.

Nous poursuivons ce qui nous fuit.

We pursue what eludes us.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Le robinet fuit.

The faucet is leaking.

J'ai vu Amos, il a pris mon coeur, et ensemble on a fuit la ville.

I saw Amos, he stole my heart, and together we fled the city.

— Chicago (2002)

Ce seau fuit.

This bucket is leaking.

Une fleur triste et solitaire que tout le monde fuit.

A sad and lonely flower that everyone avoids.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Non, elle nous fuit.

No, she's running away from us.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Il fuit?

Is he fleeing?

— Devdas (2002)

Chaque fois qu'il pleut, le toit fuit.

Every time it rains, the roof leaks.

Ouais, il fuit.

Yeah, it's leaking.

— Projet Dernière Chance (2026)

Elle vous fuit sans arrêt et vous êtes sans arrêt sur ses traces.

She's constantly running away from you, and you're constantly on her trail.

— Stalker (1979)