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1 secretly
adverb (in such a way that others do not know, see etc: He secretly copied the numbers down in his notebook.) leynilega, í leyni -
2 in secret
(secretly: This must all be done in secret.) leynilega; á laun, í laumi -
3 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) í laumi -
4 sneak
[sni:k] 1. verb1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) læðast2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) hnupla2. noun(a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) læðupoki; kjaftaskjóða- sneakers- sneaking
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5 steal
[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).) stela2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) stelast til að gera e-ð3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) læðast -
6 changeling
[' ein‹liŋ](a child secretly left in place of another by the fairies etc.) umskiptingur -
7 confidentially
adverb (secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else: She could not tell me what he said - he was speaking confidentially.) í trúnaði -
8 conspire
(to plot or secretly make plans together: They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government.) gera samsæri gegn- conspirator -
9 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.)2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.)3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.)II [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.)- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
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10 elope
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11 hoard
[ho:d] 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) forði2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) safna saman; hamstra- hoarder -
12 inwardly
adverb (in one's thoughts; secretly: He was inwardly pleased when she failed; She was laughing/groaning inwardly.) innra með sér -
13 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) leyndur, leynilegur2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) leyndarmál2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) leyndardómur•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
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14 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) renna2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) lauma(st)2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) það að renna2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) rennibraut3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) skyggna4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) glerþynna undir smásjársÿni5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) (hár)spenna•- sliding door -
15 smuggle
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16 spy
1. noun(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) njósnari2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) njósna2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) koma auga á•- spyhole- spy on -
17 spy on
(to watch (a person etc) secretly: The police had been spying on the gang for several months.) njósna um, fylgjast (náið) með -
18 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) ormur2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) skríða, mjaka sér2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) veiða e-ð upp úr e-m
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