steal in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for steal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.steal <pt stole, pp stolen> [Am stil, Brit stiːl] VB trans

1.1. steal object/idea:

steal

robar

steal

hurtar form

to steal sth from sb

robarle algo a alguien

she stole it from Peter

se lo robó a Peter

he stole some money from the till

robó dinero de la caja

she let Maria steal her man away

dejó que Maria le robara el novio (or el marido etc.)

his little brother stole all the attention

su hermanito acaparó la atención de todo el mundo

1.2. steal (sneak) liter:

to steal a kiss from sb

robarle un beso a alguien

to steal a glance at sth/sb

echar una mirada furtiva a algo/alguien

to steal a glance at sth/sb

mirar algo/a alguien de soslayo

2.1. steal <stolen, pp >:

stolen money/property

robado

2.2. steal <stolen, pp >:

stolen liter moments/pleasures

robado

stolen liter moments/pleasures

escamoteado

II.steal <pt stole, pp stolen> [Am stil, Brit stiːl] VB intr

1. steal:

steal

robar

steal

hurtar form

he was convicted of stealing

lo condenaron por robo

2. steal (go stealthily) + adv compl:

to steal away or off

escabullirse

they stole into the room

entraron en la habitación a hurtadillas

they stole into the room

entraron sigilosamente en la habitación

a feeling of melancholy stole over her

la invadió una sensación de melancolía

to steal up on sb

acercarse sigilosamente a alguien

night had stolen up on the hikers

la noche había sorprendido a los excursionistas

III.steal [Am stil, Brit stiːl] N inf no pl

steal

ganga f inf

steal

regalo m inf

steal

pichincha f RioPl inf

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to steal a march on sb

ganarle por la mano a alguien

to steal a march on sb

ganarle de mano a alguien RioPl

to steal a march on sb

ganarle la mano a alguien Chil

Translations for steal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rapiñar

to steal

hurtar form

to steal

chollo (ganga)

steal inf

pichincha

steal inf

regalo

steal inf

cómpratelo, es un regalo

buy it, it's a steal o it's dirt cheap inf

era o me costó una bicoca

it was a real steal Am inf

robar dinero/joya/bolso

to steal

entraron pero no robaron nada

they broke in but didn't steal o take anything

robar

to steal

no robarás BIBL

thou shalt not steal

guindar novia/trabajo

to steal

steal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.steal [sti:l] stole, stolen stole, stolen VB trans

steal

robar

steal

cachar AmC

steal

apachar Peru

to steal sb's heart

robar el corazón a alguien

to steal a glance (at sb/sth)

echar una mirada furtiva (a alguien/algo)

Phrases:

to steal the show

llevarse todos los aplausos

II.steal [sti:l] stole, stolen stole, stolen VB intr

1. steal (take things illegally):

steal

robar

2. steal (move surreptitiously):

to steal in

entrar a hurtadillas

to steal away

escabullirse

III.steal [sti:l] stole, stolen stole, stolen N Am inf

steal

ganga f

to be a steal

ser una ganga

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to steal the limelight

acaparar la atención del público

to steal sb's thunder

quitar las primicias a alguien

Translations for steal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rapiñar

to steal

espiantar

to steal

afanar

to steal

sustraer

to steal

hurtar (robar)

to steal

garbear

to steal

cachar

to steal

steal Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to steal the limelight

acaparar la atención del público

to steal sb's heart

robar el corazón a alguien

to steal a glance (at sb/sth)

echar una mirada furtiva (a alguien/algo)

to steal the show

llevarse todos los aplausos

to steal in

entrar a hurtadillas

to steal away

escabullirse

to be a steal

ser una ganga

to steal sb's thunder

quitar las primicias a alguien

to steal/take sth from sb

robar/quitar algo a alguien

at this price the car is a steal

a este precio el coche es un regalo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Example: with runners at first and third, the runner at first base attempts to steal second base.

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She led the team in assist with 32, and steals with 12.

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He was 8th best in stolen bases in 1932 with 14 steals.

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Soon, he steals money from his father to buy tobacco, but finally decides not to do this out of shame.

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He asks her how she was first introduced to stealing.

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Both players can attack each other in attempts to steal the other player's stars.

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As the pitch is unhittable, the runner will have to attempt a straight steal, and for the reasons described above will usually fail.

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The three attack him, steal his keys, and throw them down the storm drain.

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Also, the coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach.

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Day finished the game with 32 points and 6 steals.

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