steal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steal 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 steal 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

steal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steal in the English»French Dictionary

I.steal [stil] N inf

steal

affaire f

to be a steal

être donné

II.steal <stole, stolen> [stil] VB trans

1. steal (take illegally):

steal a. fig

voler

steal sb's heart

prendre

2. steal (do secretly):

to steal a glance at sb/sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qc

Phrases:

to steal attention [or 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 l'herbe sous le pied à qn

III.steal <stole, stolen> [stil] VB intr

1. steal (take illegally):

steal

voler

2. steal (move secretly):

to steal in/out

entrer/sortir à pas feutrés

steal away VB intr

steal away

s'en aller

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to steal/take sth from sb

voler/prendre qc à qn

Translations for steal in the French»English Dictionary

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dérober

to steal

subtiliser un livre à qn

to steal a book away from sb

voler

to steal

voler

to steal

souffler une affaire à qn

to steal a deal from sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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He bumps into the targeted man and steals his wallet.

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Then the bandar stands in the circle and all the other players have to steal the chappals from the circle without being caught.

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After her village was gone she got captured by a man who would sell her and steal her back every time to make money.

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

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Terry is a homebreaker who attempts to steal other men's partners.

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

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When he returns, he starts stealing money from work in order to pay for the wedding.

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He steals new clothes and changes his dressing.

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