bolt

I looked out of the window. I could see it had bolted.
J'ai regardé par la fenêtre et vu qu'il avait fui.
This is yet another disaster, although we said after the last one that it was too late to lock the stable door after the horse had bolted.
Nous voilà confrontés à une nouvelle catastrophe, alors que nous avions déclaré après la catastrophe précédente : "Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir".
The bar owner had bolted the tables to the terrace floor so they wouldn't be taken away.
Le propriétaire du bar avait fixé les tables au sol de la terrasse avec des boulons pour qu'on ne les emporte pas.
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