No. 3,339 in French
échappé
"Échappé" means "escaped" or "breakaway" in English.
In a sentence
J'ai échappé à la foule rapidement.
I escaped the crowd quickly.
The verb 'échappé' is used in the past tense to signify the act of escaping from a situation, here 'the crowd', indicating a movement away from something undesirable.
Le chat s'est échappé de la maison.
The cat has escaped from the house.
Here, 'échappé' reflects the action performed by the subject (the cat) involving fleeing or exiting a location, illustrating a reflexive action.
Les prisonniers évadés sont des échappés.
The escaped prisoners are escapees.
In this context, 'échappé' becomes a noun form to describe individuals who have escaped, underscoring a completed action and its resulting state.
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