runaway

S2 W2

BrE /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ AmE /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

noun / adjective en → es

1 PERSON [singular] B1

a person who has left a place, especially home or prison, without permission and often in order to escape from something unpleasant

fugitivo, desertor, huido

  • a runaway

Collocations runaway slave · runaway child

  • The police are searching for a runaway teenager.

    La policía está buscando a un adolescente fugitivo.

2 OBJECT [singular] B2

an object that has been lost or stolen and is being chased by someone who wants to find it

objetivo, cosa perdida o robada

  • a runaway

Collocations runaway horse · runaway car

  • The police have a description of the runaway vehicle.

    La policía tiene una descripción del vehículo huido.

3 SUCCESS [singular] C1

a person or thing that is very successful, especially unexpectedly

éxito repentino, éxito inesperado

  • a runaway

Collocations runaway success · runaway hit

  • Her new book was a runaway success.

    Su nuevo libro fue un éxito repentino.