to escape punishment or avoid being convicted
échapper à la punition ou éviter d'être condamné (echapper a la punition ou eviter detre condamne)
"He managed to beat the rap thanks to a clever lawyer."
"Il a réussi à échapper à la punition grâce à un avocat astucieux." (il a reussi a echapper a la punition grace a un avocat astucieux)
to say something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake
to increase rapidly; to become very high
the moment when a change becomes unstoppable
to become difficult to control
the basic practical details of something
to analyze and solve a problem carefully; borrowed from prog...