Usage examples of "s'enfuir" in French with translation to English

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As-tu vu quelqu'un s'enfuir ? Did you see anyone run away?
Shepherd a essayé de s'enfuir et a été abattu. Shepherd tried to run and was shot.
Ils tentèrent de s'enfuir. They attempted to escape.
Il n'eut pas d'autre choix que de s'enfuir en courant. He had no choice but to run away.
Ils cherchaient à s'enfuir. They tried to escape.
Il se dirigea vers la porte et essaya de s'enfuir. He made for the door and tried to escape.
Il a reconnu qu'il était impatient de s'enfuir d'ici. He admitted his eagerness to escape from here.
Un prisonnier est plus possédé de l'idée de s'enfuir que son gardien n'est possédé de l'idée de le garder. Donc un prisonnier doit toujours réussir à se sauver. A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape.
Pourquoi s'est-il enfui ? Why did he run away?
Il s'enfuit avec une autre femme. He ran off with another woman.
Les deux amoureux qui se sont enfuis ont été crucifiés. The two lovers who eloped were crucified.
Le voleur s'est enfui avec la sacoche de la femme. The thief made off with the woman's handbag.
Il s'enfuit avec le diamant. He ran away with the diamond.
Il s'est enfui avec une autre femme. He ran off with another woman.
Nous n'avons pas vu trace de lui depuis qu'il s'est enfui avec sa petite amie. We haven't seen hide nor hair of him since he eloped with his girlfriend.
Il s'est enfui avec l'argent. He ran away with the money.
Il s'enfuit dès qu'il vit le policier. He ran at the sight of the policeman.
Je me suis enfui du camp d'entraînement. I ran away from the training camp.
En bref, il s'est enfui sans payer ses dettes. In short, he's run off without paying off his debt.
Lorsqu'ils sont en danger, ils s'enfuient. When they are in danger, they run away.
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