on the sly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for on the sly in the English»French Dictionary

sly [Brit slʌɪ, Am slaɪ] ADJ

II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

II.destitute [Brit ˈdɛstɪtjuːt, Am ˈdɛstəˌt(j)ut] ADJ

II.foregoing [Brit ˈfɔːɡəʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɔrɡoʊɪŋ] ADJ

I.the Orient N [Brit ˈɔːrɪənt, ˈɒrɪənt, Am ˈɔriˌənt]

III.orient VB trans [Brit ˈɔːrɪɛnt, ˈɒrɪɛnt, Am ˈɔriˌɛnt]

II.impossible [Brit ɪmˈpɒsɪb(ə)l, Am ɪmˈpɑsəb(ə)l] ADJ

II.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADJ

III.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADV (emphatic)

IV.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi]

II.military [Brit ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈmɪləˌtɛri] ADJ

II.oppressed [Brit əˈprɛst, Am əˈprɛst] ADJ

on the sly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for on the sly in the English»French Dictionary

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

le(la) m (f)
l' mf + vowel
les pl

See also onto, off

onto, on to [ˈɒntu:, Am ˈɑ:ntu:] PREP

III.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] ADJ inv

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf (kill)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She drank, smoked cigarettes on the sly, and immersed herself in reading and music in search of escape.
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