steals in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steals in the English»French Dictionary

I.steal [Brit stiːl, Am stil] N inf (bargain)

the watch was a steal!

cette montre était une super affaire! inf

5 dollars, that's a steal!

5 dollars, c'est donné!

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

1. steal (thieve):

steal

voler (from sb à qn)

2. steal (take surreptitiously) fig:

to steal a few minutes sleep/peace

s'offrir en douce quelque minutes de sommeil/de paix

to steal the credit for sth

s'attribuer le mérite de qc

to steal a glance at sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qc

to steal a kiss

voler un baiser

to steal a scene from sb THEAT, CINE

voler la vedette à qn

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

1. steal (thieve):

steal

voler

to steal from sb

voler qn

to steal from a car/house

cambrioler une voiture/maison

our luggage was stolen from the car

on nous a volé nos bagages dans la voiture

2. steal (creep) lit:

to steal into/out of the room

entrer dans/quitter la pièce subrepticement

to steal up on sb

s'approcher de qn subrepticement

fig a sad expression stole across her face

une expression triste passa furtivement sur son visage

the light stole through the curtains

la lumière filtrait à travers les rideaux

IV.steal [Brit stiːl, Am stil]

to steal a march on sb

prendre qn de vitesse

to steal the show THEAT

éclipser tout le monde

she stole the show

on n'a eu d'yeux que pour elle

steal away VB [Brit stiːl -, Am stil -]

steal away person:

steal away

s'esquiver (from de)

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to steal everything but the kitchen sink

tout voler sauf les murs

it's a sin to steal

voler est un péché

Translations for steals in the French»English Dictionary

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revoler

to steal [sth] again

subtiliser qc à qn

to steal sth from sb

approprier gloire

to steal

calotter

to steal

ravir bien

to steal

faucher inf

to steal

steals in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steals in the English»French Dictionary

I.steal [sti:l] N Am inf

steal

affaire f

to be a steal

être donné

II.steal <stole, stolen> [sti:l] VB trans

1. steal (take illegally):

steal a. fig

voler

steal sb's heart

prendre

2. steal (do surreptitiously):

to steal a glance at sb/sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qc

Phrases:

to steal attention/the limelight

voler la vedette

to steal a march on sb

devancer qn

to steal the show

ravir la vedette

to steal sb's thunder

couper à qn l'herbe sous le pied

III.steal <stole, stolen> [sti:l] VB intr

1. steal (take illegally):

steal

voler

2. steal (move surreptitiously):

to steal in/out

entrer/sortir à pas feutrés

steal away VB intr

to steal away

s'en aller

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to steal/take sth from sb

voler/prendre qc à qn

Translations for steals in the French»English Dictionary

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dérober

to steal

subtiliser un livre à qn

to steal a book away from sb

partir en catimini

to steal away

voler

to steal

voler

to steal

steals Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a steal

être donné

to steal a glance at sb/sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qc

to steal attention/the limelight

voler la vedette

to steal a march on sb

devancer qn

to steal the show

ravir la vedette

to steal sb's thunder

couper à qn l'herbe sous le pied

to steal in/out

entrer/sortir à pas feutrés

to steal/take sth from sb

voler/prendre qc à qn

to steal away

s'en aller

to steal a book away from sb

subtiliser un livre à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Smiley's father steals his savings to pay gambling debts.

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Miles steals the nose and assassinates it by dropping it in the path of a steamroller.

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On offense, they finished first in the league in triples, walks and steals.

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He bumps into the targeted man and steals his wallet.

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The group steals a small sum of money from the bookstore and go on the lam at a motel.

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He is left alone with something valuable and invariably steals it.

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Such a person steals not in order to gain material wealth, but for adventure; they act without malice.

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In 2003, the speedster hit.237/.283/.314 with 15 steals in 24 attempts.

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They stop at a superette and while the girl distracts the salesman, her boyfriend steals some beer.

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