steal

steal
steal [sti:l]
(preterite stole, past participle stolen)
1. transitive verb
[+ object, property, kiss] voler (from sb à qn)
• he stole money from the till il a volé de l'argent dans la caisse
• to steal a glance at ... jeter un coup d'œil furtif à ...
• he stole the show il n'y en a eu que pour lui
• to steal sb's thunder couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = take) voler
   b. ( = move silently) to steal away/down s'en aller/descendre à pas furtifs
• he stole into the room il s'est introduit furtivement dans la pièce
3. noun
(US) it's a steal (inf) c'est une bonne affaire
* * *
[stiːl] 1.
(colloq) noun (bargain)

it's a steal! — c'est donné!

2.
transitive verb (prét stole; pp stolen) (thieve) voler (from somebody à quelqu'un); fig

to steal a few minutes' sleep — s'offrir en douce quelques minutes de sommeil

to steal a glance at — jeter un coup d'œil à

to steal a kiss — voler un baiser

3.
intransitive verb (prét stole; pp stolen)
1) (thieve) voler

to steal from somebody — voler quelqu'un

to steal from a house — cambrioler une maison

our luggage was stolen from the car — on nous a volé nos bagages dans la voiture

2) (creep) lit

to steal out of the room — quitter la pièce subrepticement

to steal up on somebody — s'approcher de quelqu'un subrepticement

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to steal a march on somebody — prendre quelqu'un de vitesse

to steal the show — éclipser tout le monde


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