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1 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).) 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. -
2 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).) roubar2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) furtar3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) mover-se furtivamente
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steal a look — steal a glance/look/ phrase to look at someone or something secretly and quickly Bored, he stole a glance at his watch. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: steal … Useful english dictionary
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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 — steal1 W3S3 [sti:l] v past tense stole [stəul US stoul] past participle stolen [ˈstəulən US ˈstou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take something)¦ 2¦(use ideas)¦ 3¦(move somewhere)¦ 4 steal the show/limelight/scene 5 steal a look/glance etc 6¦(sport)¦ 7 steal a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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look — I n. glance expression 1) to get, have, take a look 2) to dart, shoot; steal a look 3) to give smb. a look 4) a blank, distant, faraway, vacant look (she had a faraway look in her eyes) 5) an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come hither,… … Combinatory dictionary
steal a glance — steal a glance/look/ phrase to look at someone or something secretly and quickly Bored, he stole a glance at his watch. Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: steal … Useful english dictionary
