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sneak

/sniːk/ verbe B2

En français : faucher, piquer, resquiller, cacher

  1. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. (intransitive) · He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.
  2. To take (something) in a surreptitious manner, so as to avoid being noticed. (transitive) · Near-synonyms: pilfer, filch· I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.
  3. To stealthily bring someone something. · She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.
  4. To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner. (dated, transitive)
  5. To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours. (informal, intransitive) · If you sneak on me I'll bash you!

He/she/it sneaks · Prétérit sneaked · Participe passé sneaked · Forme en -ing sneaking

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Dans la bibliothèque

She says yer better git busy, and make a sneak for de train.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 38 · C1
Marilla had a sneaking interest in politics herself, and as she thought it might be her only chance to see a real live Premier, she promptly took it, leaving Anne and Matthew to keep house until her return the following day.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 132 · C1
Last night they took one of my brown ones, and today they have sneaked one of the black.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 50 · C1
When the police is at fault, it declares that it is on the track; and the government patiently awaits the day when it comes to say, with a sneaking air, that the track is lost.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 112 · C1

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