échappatoire

French

Etymology

From échapper +‎ -(at)oire. Compare Italian scappatoia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ʃa.pa.twaʁ/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Noun

échappatoire f (plural échappatoires)

loophole, escape route (method of escape)
Near-synonyms: issue; subterfuge; dérobade

désespérément chercher une échappatoire ― desperately searching for an escape route

Further reading

“échappatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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