No. 1,769 in Portuguese
fugir
To run away or escape.
In a sentence
Eu tive que fugir da sala para evitar o confronto.
I had to flee the room to avoid confrontation.
In this sentence, 'fugir' is used to indicate the act of physically leaving a place quickly to avoid a situation.
Todas as tentativas de resolver o problema pareciam fugir do nosso controle.
All attempts to solve the problem seemed to escape our control.
Here, 'fugir' is metaphorically used to express something eluding or slipping away from one's control or grasp.
Durante a conversa, ela tentou fugir do assunto principal.
During the conversation, she tried to divert from the main topic.
In this context, 'fugir' is used to imply avoiding or steering away from a subject or topic of discussion.
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