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escapade — [ ɛskapad ] n. f. • 1570; it. scappata, ou esp. escapada « échappée » → échapper 1 ♦ Vx Action de s échapper d un lieu. ⇒ évasion. Fig. Digression, écart. 2 ♦ Mod. Fait d échapper aux obligations, aux habitudes de la vie quotidienne (fuite,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Escapade — Escapade, or ESP for short, is a server side scripting language that is designed to provide an easy interface to database contents. It was written in 1997 by Ed Carp and enjoys wide use in EuropeFact|date=April 2008, but has had limited… … Wikipedia
Escapade — (Байе,Франция) Категория отеля: Адрес: 14400 Байе, Франция Описание … Каталог отелей
Escapade — Es ca*pade , n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr. escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade, fr. scappare to escape. see {Escape}.] 1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol. [1913 Webster] 2. Act… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escapade — 1650s, an escape from confinement, from Fr. escapade (16c.) a prank or trick, from Sp. escapada a prank, flight, an escape, properly fem. pp. of escapar to escape, from V.L. *excappare (see ESCAPE (Cf. escape)). Or perhaps the French word is via… … Etymology dictionary
escapade — Escapade. s. f. v. (L S se prononce.) Eschappée. Il est sujet à faire des escapades. c est une escapade d escolier … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Escapade — Escapade, 1) eine gegen den Willen des Reiters von einem widerspänstigen Pferde ausgeführte Bewegung; 2) Muthwilligkeit, schlechter Streich … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Escapade — (franz.), Seitensatz oder Seitensprung eines Schulpferdes; mutwilliger, leichtsinniger Streich … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Escapade — Escapade, frz., das unfolgsame Benehmen eines Pferdes; dummer Streich … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
escapade — index experience (encounter) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
escapade — [n] adventure, usually lighthearted antic, caper, fling, folly, frolic, gag, high jinks, lark, mischief, monkeyshines*, prank, rib*, roguery, rollick, romp, scrape, shenanigans*, spree, stunt, trick, vagary; concepts 384,386 … New thesaurus
