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escabullirse

/eskabuˈʝiɾse/

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verb/eskabuˈʝiɾse/

to sneak out, slip away, slip out; to squirm (to evade a question, an interviewer etc)

Nos escabullimos del grupo y salimos del museo.We slipped out of the group and left the museum.

Synonyms: escaquearse

Inherited from Latin excapulāre, from Late Latin capulāre, from Latin capulum, from capiō. Compare the Italian scapolare.