scăpa

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scăpa

/skəˈpa/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”). Compare Aromanian scap, scãpari.

verb a scăpa 1st conjugation · scapă · scăpat · scape · a scăpa · scăpând

transitive to drop (let fall by mistake) Să nu scapi paharul.
intransitive to fall down from one’s hand Nici nu știu cum mi-au scăpat banii din mână.
intransitive to rescue oneself, get away from danger a scăpa cu viață
informal, transitive to rescue, get out, help out
informal, intransitive to escape, get free, get away E extrem de greu să scapi din Coreea de Nord.
informal, intransitive to get off (leave work, school etc.)
informal, intransitive, reflexive to no longer need to deal with something unpleasant, whether past or potential Elevii de clasa a noua sunt ușurați că au scăpat de Evaluarea Națională.
figuratively, informal, intransitive to escape someone, to go unnoticed, to go under one’s radar Bine că mi-ai arătat cum să reglez temperatura; altfel mie sigur mi-ar fi scăpat.
informal, intransitive, reflexive to get rid of something or someone
informal, transitive to rid someone of something or someone
intransitive, transitive, with dative, of countable manifestations of emotions to (be) let out, to manifest Deabia spuse aceste cuvinte, cînd scăpă un geamăt slab și se întinse pe pătură.
informal, intransitive, of things one isn’t supposed to say to slip out Prezentatorului i-a scăpat o remarcă nepotrivită în direct.
catenative, informal, often, reflexive to let slip (say something one shouldn’t have)
euphemistic, informal, often, reflexive to be unable to contain one’s excretion, especially under duress
transitive, of an opportunity or occasion to miss, fail to profit from
archaic, informal, transitive to miss (not reach in time) Trecu repede pe lângă santinelă, ca un călător grăbindu-se să nu scape trenul. ― Stai ! Unde ? întrebă un glas mânios de sub cască și Bart răspunse din mers : ― Lasă… fii om… scap trenul…
Similar: pierde, rata
rare, transitive to relax and lower a body part
archaic, intransitive to flee
regional, transitive to neglect to perform an operation on a crop and thus spoil its output
catenative, impersonal, regional to feel like
Similar: îi veni

In English

flee (intransitive) to run away; to escape
shake transitive: to lose, evade
escape to get free; to free oneself
drop to fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity
run away to flee by running

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@misc{sca_pa_2026,
  title = {scăpa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sc%C4%83pa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}