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sneak

/sniːk/

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noun

Furtif, personne qui agit en secret

One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

Examples :

"My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary."

Mon petit frère est un vrai furtif ; hier, je l'ai surpris en train d'essayer de lire mon journal intime.

person action character

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noun

Tricheur, escroc

A cheat; a con artist.

Examples :

"The sneak at the office was spreading false rumors about the new project to undermine his colleagues. "

L'escroc au bureau répandait de fausses rumeurs sur le nouveau projet pour saper ses collègues.

character person moral negative

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noun

Mouchard, délateur

An informer; a tell-tale.

Examples :

"The teacher suspected a sneak was leaking test questions to other students. "

Le professeur soupçonnait qu'un mouchard divulguait les questions du test aux autres élèves.

person character communication

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noun

Balle rasante

A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter

Examples :

"The bowler delivered a powerful sneak, sending the ball skittering across the green. "

Le lanceur a envoyé une balle rasante puissante, faisant filer la balle sur le green.

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noun

Une basket, une tennis

A sneaker; a tennis shoe.

Examples :

"My son wore his new sneakers to school today. "

Mon fils a porté ses nouvelles baskets à l'école aujourd'hui.

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noun

Le sneak

A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.

Examples :

"The quarterback's sneak play worked, gaining several yards. "

Le sneak du quarterback a fonctionné, gagnant plusieurs yards.

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verb

Se faufiler, se glisser

To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

Examples :

"He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone."

Il a décidé de se faufiler dans la cuisine pour un deuxième biscuit pendant que sa mère était au téléphone.

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verb

Voler, subtiliser

To take something stealthily without permission.

Examples :

"I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me."

Je suis allé voler un chocolat, mais mon père m'a attrapé.

action moral police

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verb

Apporter furtivement quelque chose à quelqu'un

(ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.

Examples :

"She asked me to sneak her a phone next month."

Elle m'a demandé de lui apporter furtivement un téléphone le mois prochain.

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verb

Se faufiler, se cacher

To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

Examples :

"The student sneaked into the classroom after the bell rang to avoid getting detention. "

L'élève s'est faufilé dans la salle de classe après que la cloche a sonné pour éviter d'être puni.

action character

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verb

Dénoncer, balancer

(with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

Examples :

"The student sneakily informed the teacher of another student's cheating on the test. "

L'élève a discrètement dénoncé au professeur la tricherie d'un autre élève lors du test.

action communication law moral attitude

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adjective

En avant-première

In advance; before release to the general public.

Examples :

"The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices."

L'entreprise nous a donné un aperçu en avant-première de ses nouveaux appareils électroniques.

media entertainment business

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adjective

Furtif, sournois

In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

Examples :

"I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list."

J'ai pu jeter un coup d'œil furtif à la liste des invités.