s'échappa

escaped

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escaped Passé simple form of s'échapper, mainly used in literary or formal narration. It means that someone or something got away or escaped.
FR: Le voleur s'échappa avant l'arrivée de la police.
EN: The thief escaped before the police arrived.

Le singe s'échappa.

The monkey escaped.

Le serpent glissant s'échappa de ses mains.

The slippery snake slipped from his hands.

Le prisonnier s'échappa de prison.

The prisoner escaped from prison.

Le criminel s'échappa de la prison.

The criminal escaped from prison.

À peine avait-elle ouvert la porte qu'un chat s'échappa.

No sooner had she opened the door than a cat escaped.