decamp

• Verbe signifiant quitter un lieu soudainement ou secrètement, souvent pour fuir ou éviter quelque chose.

A verb meaning to leave a place suddenly or secretly, often to escape or avoid something.

1. Leave suddenly or secretlyC1formal

   To depart quickly and often secretly, especially to avoid detection or to escape a situation.

   décamper

   • The thief decamped with the stolen jewels in the middle of the night.
   • After the scandal broke, the politician decamped to a remote island.
   • The soldiers decamped from the battlefield under cover of darkness.

   Synonymesabscondboltdisappearfleemake offrun offslip awaysneak awaytake offvanish

   Antonymesarriveremainstay

2. Move campC1formal

   To break camp and move to a new location.

   lever le camp

   • The explorers decamped at dawn to continue their journey.
   • The army decamped from the valley and marched toward the mountains.
   • They decamped from the riverside to avoid the rising floodwaters.

   Synonymesbreak campmovemove onrelocate