s'éclipser

Visiblement choqués, les Ceausescu se sont éclipsés à l'intérieur de l'édifice. Ainsi tout le pays a-t-il su que c'était la fin de partie.
Visibly stunned, the Ceausescus disappeared inside the building and the whole country knew their game was up.
Les garçons se sont éclipsés vers le bar.
The boys peeled off to the bar.
Quand j'ai demandé à mes enfants de m'aider à nettoyer la maison, ils se sont éclipsés.
When I asked my children to help me clean the house, they made themselves scarce.
Au moment où je leur ai demandé de m'aider à nettoyer la maison, ils se sont éclipsés.
The moment I asked them to help me clean the house, they took off.
Miguel et Beto ont écrasé leurs clopes et se sont éclipsés en voyant arriver le prof.
Miguel and Beto put out their cigarettes and hightailed it when they saw the teacher coming.
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