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1 to steal someone’s thunder
to steal someone’s thundera) usar a descoberta de alguém contra ele próprio. b) obter o sucesso, a fama fazendo o que alguém deveria ter feito. -
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.) 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.
См. также в других словарях:
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steal someone's thunder — If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did … The small dictionary of idiomes
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steal thunder — steal (someone s) thunder to do something that takes attention away from what someone else has done. I kept quiet about my pregnancy because Cathy was getting married, and I didn t want to steal her thunder … New idioms dictionary
