"prendre la poudre d'escampette" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la pu.dʁə d‿ɛs.kɑ̃.pɛt/ Forms: prendre la poudre d’ escampette [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prendre la poudre d’escampette
  1. (dated, informal) to take a powder, to take flight, to take French leave, to show a clean pair of heels (to escape, to flee) Tags: dated, informal Synonyms: prendre la fuite, prendre ses jambes à son cou, se faire la malle
    Sense id: en-prendre_la_poudre_d'escampette-fr-verb-6rYuNSEt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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