huir

/uˈiɾ/, [uˈiɾ]

flee, run away


Verb huir (first-person singular present huyo, first-person singular preterite hui, past participle huido)

  1. to escape
  2. to avoid
  3. to flee, to run away

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • El perro está tratando de huir.

    The dog is trying to escape.

  • Hay días que verdaderamente solo quiero huir.

    Some days I just really want to run away.

  • ¿No puedo simplemente huir?

    Can't I just run away?

  • Podemos huir de todo, excepto de nuestra conciencia.

    We can run away from everything, except from our conscience.

  • Creo que es muy improbable que podamos huir de esta cárcel.

    I think it's highly unlikely that we'll be able to escape from this prison.

  • Tuve la suerte para huir ileso.

    I was lucky enough to escape unhurt.

  • Ahora que me doy cuenta, no tengo a donde huir.

    Now that I notice it, I have nowhere to run.

  • No puedes huir del pasado.

    You can't run from the past.

  • Él solo tenía un deseo. Huir y vivir entre las luces y las sombras.

    He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.

  • ¿Por qué tratas de huir?

    Why do you try to run away?

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