sneak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sneak in the English»French Dictionary

I.sneak [Brit sniːk, Am snik] N inf, pej

1. sneak Brit (tell-tale):

sneak

rapporteur/-euse m/f

sneak

mouchard/-e m/f inf

2. sneak (devious person):

sneak

sournois/-e m/f

II.sneak [Brit sniːk, Am snik] ADJ

sneak attack, raid

en traître

sneak visit

furtif/-ive

III.sneak [Brit sniːk, Am snik] VB trans

1. sneak (have secretly) inf:

sneak chocolate etc

manger [qc] en cachette

sneak cigarette

fumer [qc] en cachette

2. sneak (steal):

sneak inf

piquer inf (out of, from dans)

sneak inf

voler (out of, from dans)

I sneaked some brandy from the cupboard

j'ai piqué du cognac dans le placard inf

they sneaked him out by the back door

ils l'ont fait sortir discrètement par la porte de derrière

to sneak a look at sth

jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qc

IV.sneak [Brit sniːk, Am snik] VB intr

1. sneak (move furtively):

to sneak away

s'éclipser discrètement

to sneak around

rôder

to sneak in/out

entrer/sortir furtivement

to sneak into room, bed

se faufiler dans

to sneak past sth/sb

passer furtivement devant qc/qn

to sneak up on sb/sth

s'approcher sans bruit de qn/qc

he sneaked up behind me

il s'est approché de moi par derrière sans bruit

she sneaked out of the room

elle s'est glissée hors de la pièce

2. sneak Brit (tell tales):

sneak inf

rapporter, moucharder inf

to sneak on sb

dénoncer qn

sneak thief N

sneak thief

chapardeur/-euse m/f

sneak preview N CINE

sneak preview fig

avant-première f

to give sb a sneak preview of sth

montrer qc à qn en avant-première

Translations for sneak in the French»English Dictionary

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mouchard (moucharde)

sneak inf, pej

moucharder

to sneak inf

cafard (cafarde)

sneak Brit inf

resquiller (au spectacle)

to sneak in inf

rat d'hôtel

sneak thief

se glisser dans (furtivement)

to sneak into

sneak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sneak in the English»French Dictionary

I.sneak <-ed [or snuck]> [sni:k] Am VB intr

1. sneak (move stealthily):

sneak

se déplacer furtivement

to sneak somewhere

se glisser quelque part

to sneak in/out

entrer/sortir furtivement

2. sneak Brit pej inf (denounce):

sneak

moucharder

II.sneak <-ed [or snuck]> [sni:k] Am VB trans

to sneak sb/sth in/out

faire entrer/sortir qn/qc furtivement

to sneak a look at sb/sth

glisser un œil vers qn/qc

III.sneak <-ed [or snuck]> [sni:k] Am N Brit childspeak inf

sneak

rapporteur(-euse) m (f)

sneak preview N

sneak preview

avant-première f

sneak-thief N

sneak-thief

chipeur(-euse) m (f)

Translations for sneak in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

partir [ou filer] comme un voleur

to sneak away

moucharder qn

to sneak on sb

se faufiler dans une réunion

to sneak into a meeting

prendre le large (s'esquiver)

to sneak away

glisser regard

to sneak

sneak Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sneak somewhere

se glisser quelque part

to sneak in/out

entrer/sortir furtivement

to sneak sb/sth in/out

faire entrer/sortir qn/qc furtivement

to sneak a look at sb/sth

glisser un œil vers qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Players can unlock doors and sneak making no sound, but slowing them down.

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The grave robber sneaks into a crypt and immediately searches through a coffin for valuables.

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He evaded a 2009 arrest warrant by sneaking into his own swearing-in ceremony in order to obtain parliamentary immunity.

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That night, the teens sneak out and continue on foot to the fortress.

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One night, after a date, they sneak into a treehouse and consummate their relationship.

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Athletes could sneak past security, and go to other countries rooms, by going over the fencing that encompassed the village.

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Rat trails' of cars sneaked through narrow side-streets, presenting traffic bottlenecks.

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It can also be used as a stealth tool to sneak past guards.

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As the enemy concentrates on the decoy, he will miss you sneaking up to him.

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His breath, once a raging firestorm, is now a creeping cold that sneaks into joints and mechanisms, destroying them from within.

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