sneak

sneak
sneak [sni:k]
sneaked or > > snuck (US) (inf)verb: preterite, past participle
1. noun
( = underhand person) (inf) faux jeton (inf) m ; (British = telltale) (inf) mouchard(e) (inf) m(f)
2. adjective
[attack, visit] furtif
• sneak preview (of film) avant-première f ; (gen) avant-goût m
3. intransitive verb
   a. to sneak in/out entrer/sortir furtivement
• he sneaked up on me il s'est approché de moi sans faire de bruit
• success can sneak up on you le succès peut arriver sans crier gare
   b. (British) (inf) moucharder (inf) (on sb qn)
4. transitive verb
• I sneaked the letter onto his desk j'ai glissé la lettre discrètement sur son bureau
• to sneak a look at sth regarder qch à la dérobée
• he was sneaking a cigarette (inf) il était en train de fumer en cachette
► sneak away, sneak offintransitive verb
s'éclipser
* * *
[sniːk] 1.
(colloq) noun péj
1) GB (tell-tale) rapporteur/-euse m/f
2) (devious person) sournois/-e m/f
2.
noun modifier [raid] en traître; [visit] furtif/-ive
3.
transitive verb
1) (colloq) (have secretly) manger [quelque chose] en cachette [chocolate etc]; fumer [quelque chose] en cachette [cigarette]
2) (colloq) (steal) voler (out of, from dans)

they sneaked him out by the back door — ils l'ont fait sortir discrètement par la porte de derrière

to sneak a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil furtif à quelque chose

4.
intransitive verb
1) (move furtively)

to sneak away — s'éclipser discrètement

to sneak around — rôder

to sneak in/out — entrer/sortir furtivement

to sneak into — se faufiler dans [room, bed]

to sneak up on somebody/something — s'approcher sans bruit de quelqu'un/quelque chose

she sneaked out of the room — elle s'est glissée hors de la pièce

2) (colloq) GB (tell tales) rapporter

to sneak on somebody — dénoncer quelqu'un


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