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1 furtivo
furtive* * *furtivo agg.1 stealthy, furtive, surreptitious: occhiate furtive, furtive (o covert) glances; passi furtivi, stealthy (o furtive) steps* * *[fur'tivo]* * *furtivo/fur'tivo/ -
2 sospetto
1. adj suspicious2. m, sospetta f suspect* * *sospetto1 agg.1 ( che suggerisce sospetto) suspicious, dubious: aria sospetta, suspicious air; un rumore sospetto, a suspicious noise; con un'occhiata sospetta, with a suspicious glance; in circostanze sospette, in suspicious circumstances2 ( discutibile) suspect; questionable: affermazioni sospette, questionable statements; la sua buona fede è sospetta, his good faith is suspect (o questionable); merce di provenienza sospetta, goods of doubtful (o questionable) origin3 ( di cui si teme l'esistenza) suspected: una sospetta lesione al fegato, a suspected lesion of the liver◆ s.m. ( persona sospettata) suspect: la polizia arrestò i sospetti, the police arrested the suspects.sospetto2 s.m.1 suspicion: sospetto fondato, infondato, well-founded, unfounded suspicion; ciò mi mise in sospetto, this made me suspicious; guardava con sospetto, he was looking with suspicion; ho il sospetto che egli sia un ladro, I have a suspicion (o I suspect) (that) he is a thief (o I suspect him of being a thief); ho dei sospetti sulla sua onestà, I've got doubts about his honesty; su di lui pesava il sospetto di omicidio, the suspicion of murder hangs over him; cadere in sospetto, to fall under suspicion; destare sospetto, to rouse suspicion; al di sopra di ogni sospetto, above suspicion // ho l'atroce sospetto che non guarirà, I have a horrible feeling that she's not going to get better* * *I 1. [sos'pɛtto]aggettivo [auto, individuo] suspect, suspicious; [ comportamento] furtive, suspicious; [ rumore] suspicious; [ origine] dubious2. II [sos'pɛtto]sostantivo maschile (dubbio, supposizione) suspicion, misgiving; (idea vaga) suspicion, feeling, inkling* * *sospetto1/sos'pεtto/[auto, individuo] suspect, suspicious; [ comportamento] furtive, suspicious; [ rumore] suspicious; [ origine] dubious; un tipo sospetto a suspicious-looking individual(sospettato) (f. -a) suspect.————————sospetto2/sos'pεtto/sostantivo m.(dubbio, supposizione) suspicion, misgiving; (idea vaga) suspicion, feeling, inkling; destare -i to arouse suspicion; al di sopra di ogni sospetto above suspicion; avere il sospetto che to have a suspicion that; ho il vago sospetto che I have a shrewd idea that. -
3 cospiratore
m conspirator* * *cospiratore s.m. conspirator; plotter: entrarono nel bar con un'aria da cospiratori, they entered the bar with a conspiratorial (o furtive) air.* * *[kospira'tore]sostantivo maschile plotter, conspiratorda cospiratore — [aria, attività] conspiratorial
* * *cospiratore/kospira'tore/sostantivo m.plotter, conspirator; da cospiratore [aria, attività] conspiratorial. -
4 furtivo agg
[fur'tivo] furtivo (-a) -
5 furtivo
agg [fur'tivo] furtivo (-a)
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Furtive — Fur tive, a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See {Fertile}.] Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. Prior. [1913 Webster] A hasty and furtive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furtive — I adjective backstair, catlike, clandestine, cloaked, concealed, covert, crafty, cunning, deceitful, evasive, feline, furtivus, hangdog, hidden, indirect, insidious, masked, mysterious, private, secret, secretive, shady, shifty, shrouded, sly,… … Law dictionary
furtive — late 15c. (implied in furtively), from Fr. furtif, from L. furtivus stolen, hidden, secret, from furtum theft, robbery, from fur (gen. furis) thief, probably from PIE *bhor , from root *bher (1) to carry. Related: Furtiveness … Etymology dictionary
furtive — stealthy, clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, underhanded, *secret, covert Analogous words: *sly, cunning, crafty, wily, guileful, artful: *cautious, calculating, wary, circumspect: disguised, cloaked, masked (see DISGUISE vb) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
furtive — [adj] sneaky, secretive artful, calculating, cautious, circumspect, clandestine, cloaked, conspiratorial, covert, crafty*, creepy*, cunning, disguised, elusive, evasive, foxy, guileful, hidden, hush hush*, insidious, masked, scheming, shifty*,… … New thesaurus
furtive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characterized by guilty or evasive secrecy; stealthy. DERIVATIVES furtively adverb furtiveness noun. ORIGIN Latin furtivus, from furtum theft … English terms dictionary
furtive — [fʉr′tiv] adj. [Fr furtif < L furtivus, stolen, hidden < furtum, theft < fur, a thief < IE * bhōr (> Gr phōr) < base * bher , to BEAR1: hence, orig., one who carries off] done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder… … English World dictionary
furtive — ● furtif, furtive adjectif (latin furtivus, dérobé, de fur, furis, voleur) Qui se fait rapidement, à la dérobée, de manière à échapper à l attention : Une larme furtive. Littéraire. Qui passe rapidement, presque inaperçu : Des apparitions… … Encyclopédie Universelle
furtive — fur|tive [ˈfə:tıv US ˈfə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: furtif, from Latin fur thief ] behaving as if you want to keep something secret = ↑secretive ▪ There was something furtive about his actions. furtive glances/looks ▪ Chris kept… … Dictionary of contemporary English
furtive — adjective behaving as if you want to keep something secret: There was something furtive about his appearance. | furtive glances/looks: Christine kept stealing furtive glances at me. furtively adverb furtiveness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
furtive — furtively, adv. furtiveness, n. /ferr tiv/, adj. 1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. [1480 90; < L furtivus, equiv. to furt(um) theft (cf. fur thief) + ivus IVE] … Universalium