evacuare
/e.vaˈkwa.re/
To evacuate in Italian is evacuare.
The verb evacuare is used to describe the action of moving out of an unsafe location into safety.
Meaning: to move out of an unsafe location into safety (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle of evacuare is evacuato.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /e.vaˈkwa.re/. It has four syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Did you know?
- In Italian, evacuare is frequently used in a medical context to mean 'to defecate' or 'to empty the bowels'.
- While evacuare refers to the action, the Italian word for an evacuation plan is often piano di esodo, using esodo which means 'exodus'.
- When referring to the evacuation of a city due to a volcano, Italians might use sfollare, which specifically suggests displacing a population from their homes.
Examples in context
- Si prepari ad evacuare.Prepare to evacuate.This sentence is useful for telling someone to prepare for an evacuation using evacuare.Tatoeba #4128818 by Guybrush88, translation #2249825 by CK
- Abbiamo meno di cinque minuti per evacuare l'intero edificio.We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.This sentence is useful for expressing a time limit to evacuate a building using evacuare.Tatoeba #653782 by Guybrush88, translation #652510 by darinmex
- Dobbiamo evacuare.We must evacuate.This sentence is useful for expressing the necessity to evacuate using evacuare.Tatoeba #6471714 by Guybrush88, translation #2241170 by CK
- Si prega di evacuare l'edificio immediatamente.Please evacuate the building immediately.
- È necessario abbandonare la zona a causa dell'allarme antincendio.It is necessary to evacuate the area due to the fire alarm.
- Le autorità locali stanno richiedendo di sgomberare la zona costiera.The local authorities are requesting the evacuation of the coastal area.
- Esci immediatamente! C'è un incendio!Get out immediately! There's a fire!
- Lascia la casa e mettiti in salvo!Leave the house and get to safety!
- Scappa via! C'è una bomba!Run away! There's a bomb!
- Allontanati dalla zona dell'incidente! È pericoloso!Move away from the accident area! It's dangerous!
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Example conversation
A fire alarm goes off in an office building.
- ChiaraLorenzo, dobbiamo evacuare subito!Lorenzo, we have to evacuate immediately!
- LorenzoDove dobbiamo andare?Where should we go?
- ChiaraDobbiamo evacuare verso il parcheggio.We need to evacuate toward the parking lot.
- LorenzoVa bene, seguo te.All right, I'll follow you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “evacuate” translations and entries evacuare, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
