fuite

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Verb form 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb form

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɥit/, X-SAMPA: /fHit/

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  Rhymes: -it

• Homophones: fuites, fuîtes

[edit] Etymology 1

From fuit, the past participle of fuir 'to flee, escape', from Latin fugere

[edit] Noun

fuite f. (plural fuites)

1. A getaway; flight (e.g. from prison)

   Faire sa fuite.

   To make one's getaway.

2. A leak; the act of leaking

   Il y a une fuite dans la salle de bains.

   There's a leak in the bathroom.

[edit] Derived terms

• fuiter

[edit] Verb form

fuite

1. inflected (femininine) past participle of fuir

[edit] Etymology 2

From fuiter, itself from fuit, the past participle of fuir 'to flee, escape', from Latin fugere

[edit] Verb form

fuite

1. First-person singular present indicative of fuiter.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of fuiter.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of fuiter.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of fuiter.
5. Second-person singular imperative of fuiter.