sneak in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sneak in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. sneak (telltale):

sneak

spione m / spiona f

2. sneak (devious person):

sneak

sornione m / sorniona f

II.sneak [Brit sniːk, Am snik] ADJ

sneak attack, raid

a tradimento

sneak visit

inaspettato

III.sneak <pt/pp sneaked inf snuck> [Brit sniːk, Am snik] VB trans

1. sneak (have secretly) inf:

sneak chocolate etc.

mangiare di nascosto

sneak cigarette

fumare di nascosto

2. sneak (steal):

sneak inf

prendere furtivamente, sgraffignare (out of, from da)

I sneaked some brandy from the cupboard

ho preso di nascosto del brandy dall'armadio

they sneaked him out by the back door

l'hanno fatto uscire di nascosto dalla porta di servizio

to sneak a look at sth

dare un'occhiata furtiva a qc

IV.sneak <pt/pp sneaked inf snuck> [Brit sniːk, Am snik] VB intr

1. sneak (move furtively):

to sneak away

andarsene furtivamente or quatto quatto

to sneak around

aggirarsi furtivamente

to sneak in, out

entrare, uscire furtivamente

to sneak into room, bed

infilarsi furtivamente in

to sneak past sth, sb

passare furtivamente davanti a qc, qn

to sneak up on sb, sth

avvicinarsi furtivamente a qn, qc

he sneaked up behind me

mi è arrivato alle spalle di soppiatto

she sneaked out of the room

uscì dalla stanza quatta quatta

2. sneak Brit (tell tales):

sneak inf

fare la spia

to sneak on sb

fare la spia a qn or denunciare qn

sneak thief <pl sneak thieves> [ˈsniːkθiːf] N

sneak thief

ladruncolo m / ladruncola f

sneak preview [ˌsniːkˈpriːvjuː] N CINE

sneak preview

anteprima f also fig

to give sb a sneak preview of sth

dare qc a qn in anteprima or dare a qn un'anticipazione su qc

Translations for sneak in the Italian»English Dictionary

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spione (spiona)

sneak Brit

avvicinarsi di soppiatto a qn

to steal or sneak up on sb

entrare di soppiatto

to creep or sneak in

uscire di soppiatto

to creep or sneak out

intrufolare la mano nella borsa di qn

to sneak a hand into sb's bag

intrufolarsi in una stanza

to sneak into a room

defilarsi (sottrarsi alla vista altrui)

to sneak away

svicolare

to sneak off

dare qc a qn in anteprima

to give sb a sneak preview of sth

sgattaiolare (via) dalla porta di servizio

to sneak out the back door

sneak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sneak in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sneak [sni:k] VB intr

sneak

passare furtivamente

to sneak in/out

sgattaiolare dentro/fuori

to sneak away [or off]

svignarsela

II.sneak [sni:k] VB trans

to sneak a look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qu sottecchi

to sneak sb/sth in/out

fare entrare/uscire di nascosto qu/qc

III.sneak [sni:k] N

sneak

tipo (-a) m (f) subdolo, -a

sneak preview N CINE

sneak preview

anteprima f

Translations for sneak in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sgattaiolare

to sneak off

defilarsi

to sneak off

sneak Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sneak in/out

sgattaiolare dentro/fuori

to sneak away [or off]

svignarsela

to sneak a look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qu sottecchi

to sneak sb/sth in/out

fare entrare/uscire di nascosto qu/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They sneak in, lock their older selves inside a green room and jump onto the stage, where the song continues in front of an audience.

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He goes to the bank headquarters and sneaks into their archives.

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

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Those who were unable to obtain passes could usually bribe the border guards or sneak across.

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

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A sailor from a poor family, the protagonist sneaks onto a trading ship, eventually becoming rich, marrying a princess, and acquiring his own galleon.

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

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

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

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