noun/adjectivepl: runaways
fugitivo/fuga
1. A person who has run away, especially a child who has left home without permission
The runaway was found safe after three days.
O fugitivo foi encontrado em segurança após três dias.
2. An animal that has escaped from its owner
A runaway horse was galloping down the street.
Um cavalo fugido estava galopando pela rua.
3. Adjective: uncontrolled or out of control
The runaway train was a danger to everyone.
O trem descontrolado era um perigo para todos.
4. Adjective: achieved by a large margin; overwhelming
It was a runaway victory for the candidate.
Foi uma vitória esmagadora para o candidato.
NYC Slang
runaway kid/teen (street terminology for homeless youth who fled)
Related Idioms & Phrases
runaway success - um sucesso avassalador
runaway inflation - inflação descontrolada
runaway bride/groom - noiva/noivo que abandona o casamento
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