sneak

sneak
sni:k
1. verb
1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) moverse sigilosamente
2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) sacar a escondidas

2. noun
(a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) acusica, acusón, chivato, soplón
- sneaking
- sneaky
- sneakiness

sneak vbsneak conlleva la idea de hacer algo a escondidas, a hurtadillas, sin que nadie te vea
he tried to sneak out of class when the teacher wasn't looking intentó escaparse de la clase cuando el profesor no miraba
she sneaked into the cinema through the exit door se metió en el cine por la puerta de salida
sneak
tr[sniːk]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar acusica nombre masulino o femenino, acusón,-ona, chivato,-a, soplón,-ona
adjective
1 (attack, visit, etc) sorpresa; (look) furtivo,-a
transitive verb
1 (take out) sacar (a escondidas); (take in) pasar (a escondidas), colar (de extranjis)
she sneaked a camera into the concert coló una cámara (de extranjis) en el concierto
I sneaked a look at the answers miré las respuestas de reojo
intransitive verb
1 (move) moverse sigilosamente
they sneaked past the guard pasaron desapercibidos delante del guardia
she sneaked out the back way salió a hurtadillas por la parte de atrás
where did you two sneak off to? ¿dónde os habéis escabullido?
2 (tell tales) acusar (on, a), chivarse (on, de)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
sneak preview preestreno
sneak thief ladronzuelo,-a, ratero,-a
sneak ['sni:k] vi
: ir a hurtadillas
sneak vt
: hacer furtivamente
to sneak a look: mirar con disimulo
he sneaked a smoke: fumó un cigarrillo a escondidas
sneak n
: soplón m, -plona f
sneak
n.
chivato s.m.
soplona s.f.
soplón s.m. (A bite, a peek, etc.)
expr.
hacer algo a escondidas expr.
hacer algo a hurtadillas expr.
hacer algo subrepticiamente expr.
v.
andar furtivamente v.
mover a hurtadillas v.
sneak*
v.
robar v.

I
1. sniːk
(past & past p sneaked or AmE also snuck) transitive verb
a) (smuggle) (+ adv compl)

he sneaked the files out of the office — sacó los archivos de la oficina a escondidas or a hurtadillas

she tried to sneak him in without paying — trató de colarlo sin pagar

b) (take furtively)

to sneak a look at something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo or subrepticiamente


2.
vi
1) (go furtively) (+ adv compl)

to sneak in — entrar a hurtadillas or con disimulo or (fam) de extranjis

to sneak away — escabullirse*

he managed to sneak past the guard — logró pasar sin que el guardia se diera cuenta

2) (tell tales) (BrE colloq) ir* con cuentos (fam), chivarse (Esp fam)

to sneak on somebody — acusar a alguien, chivarse de alguien (Esp fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam), acusete mf (fam), acusón, -sona m,f (AmL fam), chivato, -ta m,f (Esp fam)

III
adjective (before n)

sneak preview — (Cin, TV) preestreno m

[sniːk]
1.
VT

to sneak sth out of a place — sacar algo furtivamente de un lugar

I managed to sneak one in — logré meter uno sin ser visto

to sneak a look at sth — mirar algo de reojo or soslayo

2. VI
1)

to sneak about — ir a hurtadillas, moverse furtivamente

to sneak in/out — entrar/salir a hurtadillas

to sneak away or off — escabullirse

to sneak off with sth — llevarse algo furtivamente

to sneak up on sb — acercarse sigilosamente a algn

2)

to sneak on sb * — delatar a algn, dar el soplo sobre algn *, chivarse de algn (Sp) *

to sneak to the teacher — ir con el cuento or (Sp) chivarse al profesor *

3.
N * (=tale-teller) chivato(-a) m / f , soplón(-ona) m / f
4.
CPD

sneak preview N[of film] preestreno m ; (gen) anticipo m no autorizado

sneak thief N — ratero(-a) m / f

sneak visit N — visita f furtiva

* * *

I
1. [sniːk]
(past & past p sneaked or AmE also snuck) transitive verb
a) (smuggle) (+ adv compl)

he sneaked the files out of the office — sacó los archivos de la oficina a escondidas or a hurtadillas

she tried to sneak him in without paying — trató de colarlo sin pagar

b) (take furtively)

to sneak a look at something/somebody — mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo or subrepticiamente


2.
vi
1) (go furtively) (+ adv compl)

to sneak in — entrar a hurtadillas or con disimulo or (fam) de extranjis

to sneak away — escabullirse*

he managed to sneak past the guard — logró pasar sin que el guardia se diera cuenta

2) (tell tales) (BrE colloq) ir* con cuentos (fam), chivarse (Esp fam)

to sneak on somebody — acusar a alguien, chivarse de alguien (Esp fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam), acusete mf (fam), acusón, -sona m,f (AmL fam), chivato, -ta m,f (Esp fam)

III
adjective (before n)

sneak preview — (Cin, TV) preestreno m


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