Usage Note
Réchapper means to escape from a dangerous situation or survive an ordeal; it always takes the preposition à or de — réchapper d'un accident, réchapper à la mort. It is slightly literary; s'en sortir is the everyday equivalent.
Examples
"Il a réchappé de justesse à l'accident."
Natural Translation
He narrowly escaped the accident.
Literal Translation
He escaped by a hair from the accident.
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