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1 to steal a glance at
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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. -
3 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 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
steal a glance (at somebody) — steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
steal a glance (at something) — steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
steal a glance — verb To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action. Each boy stole a glance at the other and met the same look of disbelief … Wiktionary
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
steal — steal, *pilfer, filch, purloin, lift, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop are comparable when they mean to take another s possession without right and without his knowledge or permission. Steal, the commonest and most general of the group, can refer to any … New Dictionary of Synonyms
steal a look (at somebody) — steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
steal a look (at something) — steal a ˈglance/ˈlook (at sb/sth) idiom to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it Main entry: ↑stealidiom … Useful english dictionary
glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,… … Combinatory dictionary
steal — I UK [stiːl] / US [stɪl] verb Word forms steal : present tense I/you/we/they steal he/she/it steals present participle stealing past tense stole UK [stəʊl] / US [stoʊl] past participle stolen UK [ˈstəʊlən] / US [ˈstoʊlən] *** Other ways of saying … English dictionary
steal — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to give surreptitiously ) to steal at (to steal a glance at smb.) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to take illegally ) to steal from (to steal from the rich; he stole money from his employer) 3) (d; intr.) ( to depart silently ) to steal… … Combinatory dictionary
