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smuggle ['smʌgəl](contraband) passer en contrebande; (into prison → mail, arms) introduire clandestinement;∎ to smuggle sth through customs passer qch en fraude à la douane;∎ to smuggle sb into a country faire entrer qn clandestinement dans un pays;∎ to smuggle sb out of a country faire sortir qn clandestinement d'un pays;∎ the terrorists were smuggled over the border les terroristes ont passé la frontière clandestinement;∎ he managed to smuggle a knife into the prison il a réussi à faire entrer ou passer clandestinement un couteau dans la prison;∎ they are suspected of smuggling arms/heroin on les soupçonne de trafic d'armes/d'héroïne;∎ figurative to smuggle sth into a room apporter qch subrepticement dans une piècefaire de la contrebande(on a large scale → drugs, arms) faire entrer ou passer en contrebande; (as tourist → cigarettes, alcohol) introduire en fraude; (into prison, classroom) introduire clandestinement(arms, drugs) faire sortir en contrebande; (when coming through customs) faire sortir en fraude; (from prison, classroom) faire sortir clandestinement
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