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sneak·ing
(snē′kĭng)adj.
1. Acting in a stealthy, furtive way.
2. Unavowed; secret.
3. Gradually growing or persistent: a sneaking hunch.
sneak′ing·ly adv.
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sneaking
(ˈsniːkɪŋ)adj
1. acting in a furtive or cowardly way
2. secret: a sneaking desire to marry a millionaire.
3. slight but nagging (esp in the phrase a sneaking suspicion)
ˈsneakingly adv
ˈsneakingness n
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sneak•ing
(ˈsni kɪŋ)adj.
1. acting in a furtive or underhand way.
2. deceitfully underhand, as actions; contemptible.
3. secret; not generally avowed, as a feeling or suspicion.
[1575–85]
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Adj. 1. [画像:sneaking - not openly expressed]sneaking - not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion"
concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
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sneaking
adjective
1. nagging, worrying, persistent, niggling, uncomfortable a sneaking suspicion
2. secret, private, hidden, suppressed, unexpressed, unvoiced, unavowed, unconfessed, undivulged a sneaking admiration
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sneaking
adjective1. So slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation:
2. Trickily secret:
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Translations
خَفي، سِرّي
nepřiznaný
lumsk
be nem vallott
dulinn
gizli içten içe
sneaking
[ˈsniːkɪŋ] ADJ → ligeroto have a sneaking dislike of sb → sentir antipatía hacia algn
I have a sneaking feeling that → tengo la sensación de que ...
to have a sneaking regard for sb → respetar a algn a pesar de todo, respetar a algn sin querer confesarlo abiertamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sneaking
[ˈsniːkɪŋ] adj [feeling, suspicion, admiration] → vagueto have a sneaking feeling that ... → avoir comme l'impression que ...
I have a sneaking feeling that he's jealous → J'ai comme l'impression qu'il est jaloux.
to have a sneaking suspicion that ... → soupçonner vaguement que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sneaking
adj attr → geheim attr; suspicion also → leise ; to have a sneaking feeling that ... → ein schleichendes Gefühl haben, dass ...
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sneaking
[ˈsniːkɪŋ] adj (dislike, preference) → segreto/aI have a sneaking admiration for him → mio malgrado l'ammiro
to have a sneaking feeling/suspicion that ... → avere la vaga impressione/il vago sospetto che...
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sneak
(sniːk) verb1. to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose. He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money. sluip إنْسَلَّ، تَسَلَّلَ промъквам (се) esgueirar-se (v)plížit se sich schleichen snige κινούμαι στα κλεφτά, γλιστρώ moverse sigilosamente hiilima دزدكي رفت و آمد كردن hiipiä se faufiler furtivement לְהִתגַנֵב आंख बचाकर आना-जाना šuljati se settenkedik menyelinap læðast strisciare, andare furtivamente こそこそする 남몰래 들어오다(나가다) įsėlinti []lavīties menyelinap sluipen snike, liste seg, luske dostawać się chyłkiem, zakradać się ځان اېستل، ځان تېرول، غلچكى تلل: په غلاتېرول esgueirar-se a se furişa прокрадываться vkradnúť sa vtihotapiti se ušunjati se smyga ทําลับ ๆ ล่อ ๆ sinsice sokulmak 潛行 підкрадатися خفیہ طریقے سے، بری نیت سے جانا trốn, lén 潜行
2. to take secretly. He sneaked the letter out of her drawer. skelm uithaal إخْتَلَسَ، نَشَلَ، سَرَقَ отмъквам retirar tajně vzít heimlich nehmen liste παίρνω κρυφά, σουφρώνω sacar a escondidas näppama يواشكي دزديدن viedä salaa prendre furtivement לְהַגְנִיב चुपके से ले लेना ukrasti što, zdipiti elcsen mengambil diam-diam hnupla impossessarsi 盗む 몰래 가지다 nušvilpti nočiept mengambil senyap-senyap gappen nappe, rappe wykradać غلچكى تلل retirar a sustrage взять незаметно tajne vziať zmakniti krišom uzeti smyga, smussla แอบพาไป gizlice almak 偷 поцупити, украсти خاموشی سے چرا لینا ăn trộm, xoáy, lén 偷
noun a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale. verklikker خائِن، وَغْد подлец pessoa vil donašeč die Petze sladrehank μαρτυριάρης, δόλιος acusica, acusón, chivato, soplón pealekaebaja, pugeja خبرچين kantelija rapporteur/-euse נוֹכֵל מוּג-לֵב तुच्छ व्यक्ति podlac, tužibaba spicli pengadu læðupoki; kjaftaskjóða spia こそこそする人 비열한 사람, 특히 고자질 하는 사람 sukčius līdējs; sūdzībnieks penipu gluiperd, klikspaan sladrehank donosiciel, kanalia چلباز، ډارن pessoa vil raportor ябеда, доносчик donášač ovaduh tužibaba skvallerbytta คนไม่น่าไว้ใจ fitneci kimse 鬼鬼祟祟的人 ябедник, фіскал چغل خور، دھوکے باز đứa hớt lẻo 鬼鬼祟祟的人
ˈsneakers noun plural soft shoes with soles made of rubber, rope etc. He was wearing blue jeans and sneakers. seilskoene حِذاء ناعِم من المَطّاط гуменки sapatilhas tenisky leichte Segeltuchschuhe (pl.) gummisko; kondisko αθλητικά παπούτσια zapatillas tennised, tossud كفش كتاني lenkkarit tennis נַעַל הִתעַמלוּת रबड़ के तले वाला मुलायम जूता tenisice edzőcipő sepatu karet íþróttaskór, strigaskór scarpe da ginnastica スニーカー 고무창 운동화 sportiniai bateliai teniskurpes kasut snikers tennisschoenen jogge-/tøysko tenisówki کفش کتانی sapatilhas pantofi de tenis теннисные тапочки tenisky teniški čevlji patike gymnastikskor รองเท้าผ้าใบส้นยาง keten ayakkabı 休閒鞋 кеди; тенісні туфлі نرم تلے کا کرمچ وغیرہ کا جوتا giầy để chơi quần vợt 软底鞋,球鞋
ˈsneaking adjective (of a feeling) slight but not easy to suppress. She knew he was wicked but she had a sneaking admiration for his courage. heimlik خَفي، سِرّي скрит secreto nepřiznaný heimlich lumsk ανομολόγητος secreto sala-, salajane يواشكي salainen inavoué לא גָלוּי उपहासजनक लेकिन अदम्य भावना potajan, nepriznat be nem vallott sedikit dulinn segreto ひそかな (느낌의) 은근한 slaptas, paslėptas slepens; kluss sedikit heimelijk snikende, lumsk, hemmelig podświadomy یواشکی secreto tainic, nemărturisit тайный, скрытый tichý skriven potajan outtalad, smygande ที่ซ่อนเร้น içten içe, gizli 卑怯的,畏縮的 таємний, потайний خفیہ، چھپا ڈھکا vụng trộm, thầm kín 暗中的,卑怯的,畏缩的
ˈsneaky adjectiveIt was a bit sneaky of him to tell the teacher about me. onderduims ماكِر، مُخادِع подъл mesquinho potměšilý heimtückisch lusket ύπουλος, κρυφός mezquino alatu آب زير كاه luihu sournois כָּרוּך בְּמִרמָה उपहासजनक podao, gadan alattomos licik lymskulegur; ómerkilegur meschino, vile 卑劣な 비열한 pasalūniškas nekrietni licik achterbaks sladderaktig, stygt gjort chytry, podstępny غلچكى، چلباز، درغل mesquinho viclean подлый potmehúdsky zahrbten podao skvallrig ซึ่งลับ ๆ ล่อ ๆ sinsi, hilekâr 鬼鬼祟祟的 боягузливий; підлий چپکے چپکے کارروائی کرنے والا lén lút, giấu giếm 鬼鬼祟祟的
ˈsneakiness noun onderduimsheid مَكْر، خِداع подлост mesquinhez potměšilost die Heimtücke luskethed υπουλότητα mezquindad alatus آب زير كاهي luihuus sournoiserie חמקנות धोखेबाजी podlost, potajnost alattomosság kelicikan lymska meschineria こそこそすること 비열함 slaptumas, veikimas iš pasalų slepenība; nekrietnība kelicikan achterbaksheid listighet podłość, podstępność د پروړى اوبو mesquinhez viclenie подлость potmehúdstvo zahrbtnost podlost smygande karaktär การหลบซ่อน sinsilik 鬼祟 потайливість گھنّاپن sự lén lút, sự giấu giếm 鬼祟
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