Grammatical class

Verb

déguerpir

(intransitive) to flee, to run off; to scram, skedaddle, scarper

Details

Syllables

dé-guer-pir

Phonetics

de.gɛʁ.piʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

22301

Freq. (movies)

13287

Freq. (news)

41738

Sentences

Nous devrions déguerpir d'ici aussi vite que possible.

We should get away from here as quickly as we can.

B1

Le journaliste déguerpit, la queue entre les jambes.

The journalist ran off, his tail between his legs.

B2

La mère, affairée, dit aux enfants de déguerpir.

The busy mother told the children to run along.

B2