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escapade

 
Dictionary: es·ca·pade
(ĕs'kə-pād') pronunciation
n.
An adventurous, unconventional act or undertaking.

[French, a trick, an escape, from Old French, from Old Spanish escapada (from escapar, to escape) or from Old Italian scappata (from scappare, to escape), both from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, to escape. See escape.]


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IN BRIEF: A daring or reckless adventure or prank.

pronunciation The three friends went on a daring escapade in the middle of the night.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
  Synonyms: adventure, risky venture, dangerous undertaking

Meaning #2: any carefree episode
  Synonym: lark


Translations: Escapade
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eskapade, tossestreg

Nederlands (Dutch)
escapade (slippertje/ uitstapje)

Français (French)
n. - fredaine, frasque, équipée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eskapade

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παράτολμη) περιπέτεια, τόλμημα, ξέσκασμα, αταξία, ζαβολιά, ξέσπασμα

Italiano (Italian)
scappatella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aventura (f), travessura (f), fuga (f)

Русский (Russian)
эскапада

Español (Spanish)
n. - escapada, aventura, travesura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upptåg, eskapad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
异常出轨的行为

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 異常出軌的行為

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탈선행위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - はめを外した行為, 脱線, 悪戯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل طائش, فرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיבצע, תעלול, הרפתקה, התנהגות פזיזה‬


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