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1 steal
I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
* * *[sti:l]past tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) rubare2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) (ottenere furtivamente)3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) (muoversi furtivamente)* * *steal /sti:l/n. (fam.)1 furto♦ (to) steal /sti:l/A v. t.1 rubare ( anche fig.); portare via; sottrarre; trafugare: My bag has been stolen, mi hanno rubato la borsa; to steal a secret formula, rubare una formula segreta2 (fig.) rubare; accattivarsi; ottenere (o procurarsi) con arti (o con l'astuzia): to steal a kiss, rubare un bacio; to steal sb. 's heart, accattivarsi l'affetto (o la simpatia) di q.B v. i.1 rubare; fare il ladro2 muoversi furtivamente; andare alla chetichella● ( baseball) to steal a base, rubare una base □ (fig.) to steal a march on sb., battere q. sul tempo □ to steal oneself out of st., perdere qc. per aver rubato □ (fam.) to steal the scene (o the show), attirare l'attenzione di tutti su di sé; monopolizzare l'attenzione; far il mattatore □ (fam.) to steal sb. 's thunder, rubare un'idea (o un'invenzione, una notizia) a q.; battere sul tempo q. □ ( Bibbia) Thou shalt not steal, non rubare! □ Time steals on, il tempo passa senza che ce ne accorgiamo.* * *I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
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