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[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).) roubar2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) conseguir3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) esgueirar-se* * *[sti:l] n 1 coll roubo, ato de roubar. 2 coll objeto roubado. 3 Amer roubo, negócio corrupto, furto. • vt+vi (ps stole, pp stolen) 1 roubar, furtar. 2 fazer, tomar, obter às escondidas ou em segredo. 3 obter, ganhar com modos agradáveis. 4 andar nas pontas dos pés, andar às escondidas. 5 passar despercebido. to steal a glance at lançar um olhar furtivo sobre. to steal a march upon someone ganhar vantagem sobre alguém. to steal a marriage casar secretamente. to steal away sair às escondidas to steal into a) meter-se secretamente em. b) entrar furtivamente. to steal out sair furtivamente. to steal upon someone espiar alguém. to steal someone’s heart fazer com que alguém se apaixone por você. to steal someone’s thunder a) usar a descoberta de alguém contra ele próprio. b) obter o sucesso, a fama fazendo o que alguém deveria ter feito. to steal the show roubar a cena.
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steal — [stēl] vt. stole, stolen, stealing [ME stelen < OE stælan, akin to Ger stehlen, prob. altered < IE base * ster , to rob > Gr sterein, to rob] 1. to take or appropriate (another s property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly, or … English World dictionary
steal — ▪ I. steal steal 1 [stiːl] verb stole PASTTENSE [stəʊl ǁ stoʊl] stolen PASTPART [ˈstəʊlən ǁ ˈstoʊ ] 1. [intransitive, transitive] to take something that belongs to someone, without their permission: steal from … Financial and business terms
steal — [[t]sti͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ steals, stealing, stole, stolen 1) VERB If you steal something from someone, you take it away from them without their permission and without intending to return it. [V n] He was accused of stealing a small boy s bicycle... [V… … English dictionary
steal — I. verb (stole; stolen; stealing) Etymology: Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan; akin to Old High German stelan to steal Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
steal — stealable, adj. stealer, n. /steel/, v., stole, stolen, stealing, n. v.t. 1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words … Universalium
steal — [c]/stil / (say steel) verb (stole, stolen, stealing) –verb (t) 1. to take or take away dishonestly or wrongfully, especially secretly. 2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgement. 3. to take, get, or win by… …
steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st … Useful english dictionary
Stolen — Steal Steal (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stole — Steal Steal (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steal — ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or… … English terms dictionary
