FluentPlex

illegal

/ɪˈli.ɡəl/ sustantivo C2

En español: espía encubierto, topo

  1. Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs. (colloquial)
  2. A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Plural illegals

+ Guardar para repasar

De la biblioteca

“You mean that he has a great income and that he must earn it in an illegal fashion?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 15 · C1
It is not illegal, however, to keep a lunatic upon private premises so long as there is a qualified person in attendance and that the authorities have been duly notified.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2
At that time, it was illegal for enslaved people to learn.
The Life of Frederick Douglass, p. 1 · B1

Otras coincidencias

Aprende illegal en textos reales

Con una cuenta gratuita, pasa el cursor sobre cualquier palabra de la biblioteca para ver su significado, escúchala en voz alta, guarda palabras para repasarlas al ritmo de tu memoria y descubre cuánto de cada libro ya conoces.

Crear cuenta gratuita
Palabras, significados, pronunciaciones y traducciones de Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); la frecuencia de cada palabra, de wordfreq. Convertido en este diccionario por FluentPlex.