Hurtadillas in english
Hurtadillas
pronunciation: hɜrtədɪləz part of speech: none
pronunciation: hɜrtədɪləz part of speech: none
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» a hurtadillas = surreptitiously ; by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the sly ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door .
Example: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale. Example: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Example: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily. Example: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout. Example: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. Example: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Example: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Example: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door.» asomarse a hurtadillas = peep in .
Example: No one was about, so she ventured to peep in.» entrar a hurtadillas = steal into .
Example: I could conceivably steal into the library in the middle of the night and change it all around, if I wanted to.» hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak .
Example: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.» mirada a hurtadillas = sneak peek .
Example: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.» mirar a hurtadillas = peep .
Example: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.» salir a hurtadillas = steal away .
Example: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.