il échappa

escaped

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échapp to escape, to get away + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #44,841
escaped In this use, something like a cry or exclamation escaped someone without their intending it.
FR: Un rire lui échappa.
EN: A laugh escaped him.
Conjugation of échapper
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third échappa —

Et aussitôt une exclamation lui échappa.

And suddenly an exclamation escaped her.

Tom échappa au danger.

Tom escaped danger.

Et soudain, un cri lui échappa.

And suddenly, a cry escaped him.

Un cri d'horreur m'échappa.

A scream of horror escaped me.

Un cri de surprise lui échappa.

A cry of surprise escaped him.

La situation échappa à leur contrôle.

The situation spiraled out of control.