steal

steal
I [stiːl]
nome colloq. (bargain)

it's a steal! — è un'occasione da non perdere!

II 1. [stiːl]
verbo transitivo (pass. stole; p.pass. stolen) rubare (anche fig.) (from sb. a qcn.)

to steal a few minutes' sleep — rubare qualche minuto di sonno

to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.

to steal a kiss — rubare un bacio

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. stole; p.pass. stolen)
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furto

to steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.

to steal from a house — rubare da una casa

2) (creep)

to steal out of a room — uscire furtivamente da una stanza

to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn

••

to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo

to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione

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[sti:l]
past tense - stole; verb
1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) rubare
2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) (ottenere furtivamente)
3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) (muoversi furtivamente)
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steal /sti:l/
n. (fam.)
1 furto
2 cosa rubata
3 (spec. USA) (buon) affare; occasione; bazza (fam.): It's a steal!, è regalato!
4 (basket) palla rubata
5 (baseball) base rubata; (una) rubata: a steal of home, una rubata di casa base.
♦ (to) steal /sti:l/
(pass. stole, p. p. stolen)
A v. t.
1 rubare (anche fig.); portare via; sottrarre; trafugare: My bag has been stolen, mi hanno rubato la borsa; to steal a secret formula, rubare una formula segreta
2 (fig.) rubare; accattivarsi; ottenere (o procurarsi) con arti (o con l'astuzia): to steal a kiss, rubare un bacio; to steal sb.'s heart, accattivarsi l'affetto (o la simpatia) di q.
B v. i.
1 rubare; fare il ladro
2 muoversi furtivamente; andare alla chetichella
● (baseball) to steal a base, rubare una base □ (fig.) to steal a march on sb., battere q. sul tempo □ to steal oneself out of st., perdere qc. per aver rubato □ (fam.) to steal the scene (o the show), attirare l'attenzione di tutti su di sé; monopolizzare l'attenzione; far il mattatore □ (fam.) to steal sb.'s thunder, rubare un'idea (o un'invenzione, una notizia) a q.; battere sul tempo q. □ (Bibbia) Thou shalt not steal, non rubare! □ Time steals on, il tempo passa senza che ce ne accorgiamo.
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I [stiːl]
nome colloq. (bargain)

it's a steal! — è un'occasione da non perdere!

II 1. [stiːl]
verbo transitivo (pass. stole; p.pass. stolen) rubare (anche fig.) (from sb. a qcn.)

to steal a few minutes' sleep — rubare qualche minuto di sonno

to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.

to steal a kiss — rubare un bacio

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. stole; p.pass. stolen)
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furto

to steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.

to steal from a house — rubare da una casa

2) (creep)

to steal out of a room — uscire furtivamente da una stanza

to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn

••

to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo

to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione


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