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"détaler"

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Definition: (informal) - to bolt, take off, clear out, skedaddle

Quand j'ai entendu les sirènes, j'ai détalé ! - When I heard the sirens, I took off!

Expressions of emphasis: détaler à toutes jambes, détaler comme un lapin, détaler au triple galop; détaler d'une telle vitesse que... - to take off so quickly that...

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Pronunciation: [day ta lay]Audio Link

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