Also means
fugue (music)
Usage Note
Fuga covers a prison break (fuga de la cárcel), a gas or water leak (fuga de gas), a brain-drain (fuga de cerebros), and the musical form fuga (fugue). The verb is fugarse (reflexive): se fugó de la cárcel. The phrase darse a la fuga ('to flee the scene') is very common in news reporting.
Examples
"El prisionero organizó una fuga."
Natural Translation
The prisoner organised an escape.

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