Escapades

/ˈɛskəpeɪdz/ noun

Definition

Adventurous or daring exploits, often involving mischief or risky behavior that usually turn out okay.

Etymology

From French 'escapade,' derived from Spanish 'escapada,' related to 'escapar' meaning 'to escape.' The word originally meant an actual escape, but evolved to mean any bold, adventurous adventure.

Kelly Says

Escapades always have a slightly romantic, mischievous tone—they're the word for when you sneak out to adventure, not when you actually commit a crime; language lets us enjoy rule-breaking through the *idea* of it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጉዞ
gu-zo
ARالعربية
مغامرات
mughaamaraat
BNবাংলা
যাত্রা
ja-tra
CACatalà
aventures
a-ven-tu-res
CSČeština
aktivity
ak-tiv-i-ty
DADansk
eventyr
e-ven-tyr
DEDeutsch
Abenteuern
a-ben-teu-ern
ELΕλληνικά
περιπέτειες
pe-ri-pe-te-es
ESEspañol
aventuras
a-ven-tu-ras
FAفارسی
ماجرا
ma-jra
FISuomi
seikkailut
se-i-kai-lut
FRFrançais
escapades
e-ska-pad
GUGU
પ્રવાસ
pra-vas
HAHA
bida
bi-da
HEעברית
הרפתקאות
her-pa-ta-kot
HIहिन्दी
प्रवास
pra-vaas
HUMagyar
kalandok
ka-lan-dok
IDBahasa Indonesia
petualangan
pe-tu-la-ngan
IGIG
nwata
n-wa-ta
ITItaliano
avventure
a-ven-tu-re
JA日本語
冒険
bōken
KKKK
саяхат
sa-ya-hat
KMKM
ការប្រយុទ្ធ
ka-r-bra-yut
KO한국어
모험
mo-heom
MRMR
प्रवास
pra-vas
MSBahasa Melayu
petualangan
pe-tu-la-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှာဖွေ
ya-shar-h-we
NLNederlands
avonturen
a-von-tu-ren
NONorsk
eventyr
e-ven-tyr
PAPA
ਯਾਤਰਾ
ya-tra
PLPolski
podróże
po-dro-zhye
PTPortuguês
aventuras
a-ven-tu-ras
RORomână
aventuri
a-ven-tu-ri
RUРусский
приключения
pri-klyucheniya
SVSvenska
äventyr
a-ven-tyr
SWKiswahili
safari
sa-fa-ri
TAதமிழ்
சாகசங்கள்
sa-a-ka-sa-nga-ngal
TEతెలుగు
యాత్రలు
ya-tra-lu
THไทย
การผจญภัย
gaan pho-chon-phai
TLTL
paglalakbay
pa-g-la-lak-bay
TRTürkçe
kaçışlar
ka-chış-lar
UKУкраїнська
пригоди
pri-go-di
URاردو
مغامرات
mughaamaraat
VITiếng Việt
phiêu lưu
phi-eu-luu
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀
i-she
ZH中文
冒险
xiǎo wēn
ZUZU
izwi
i-z-wi

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