Translation of "evacuate" - English-Spanish dictionary

evacuate

verb uk ​ /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ us ​

› to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

evacuar
The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.
When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.
evacuation noun uk ​ /ɪˌvæk.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ us ​

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evacuación
The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.
The first evacuations came ten days after the disaster.

(Translation of “evacuate” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

evacuate

verb /iˈvӕkjueit/

› to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger

evacuar
The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy’s advance.

› to cause (inhabitants etc ) to leave a place, especially because of danger

evacuar
Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war.
evacuation noun

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evacuación
an emergency evacuation from the building.

(Translation of “evacuate” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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