escapade

English - Turkish

Definition of escapade in English Turkish dictionary

yaramazlık

aptalca hareket

çılgınlık

{i} kaçamak

Sami, Leyla'nın cinsel kaçamaklarıyla ilgili her şeyi biliyordu. - Sami knew everything about Layla's sexual escapades.

sergüzeşt

{i} hoppalık

haylazlık

{i} macera

English - English

Definition of escapade in English English dictionary

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention

An escapade is an exciting and rather dangerous adventure. the scene of Robin Hood's escapades

Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank

a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol

any carefree episode

The major rally of the Escapess club held twice a year Fall Escapades are held in the mid-west (often Ohio) and Spring Escapades are held in the west Escapees is the non-commercial club for serious and full-timer RVers with whom we conducted most of our research in 1993-1994 The club's headquarters is located at its home park, Rainbow's End, in Livingston, Texas

(3 syl ) French Means literally an escape [from restraint]; hence a spree, lark, or prank (Spanish, escapar, escapada ) "His second escapade was made for the purpose of visiting the field of Rullion Green " - Scott: Guy Mannering, xxxvi Esclandre An event which gives rise to scandal "By the famous Boulogne esclandre " "Since the last `esclandre' he had held little or no communication with her " - Lady Herbert: Edith, 18 Escuage (3 syl ) means "shield service," and is applied to that obligation which bound a vassal to follow his lord to war at his own private charge (French, escu, écu, a shield )

{i} adventure, prank, caper, operation

Related Terms

escapades

plural of escapade

Hyphenation

es·ca·pade

Turkish pronunciation

eskıpeyd

Synonyms

antic, caper, fling, folly, frolic, gag, high jinks, lark, mischief, monkeyshines, prank, rib, roguery, rollick, romp

Pronunciation

/ˈeskəˌpād/ /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/

Etymology

[ 'es-k&-"pAd ] (noun.) 1672. From French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre (“to escape”).