échappatoire
French
editEtymology
editFrom échapper + -(at)oire. Compare Italian scappatoia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editéchappatoire 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
edit- “échappatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.