steal

steal: 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).) stjele, rane til seg

2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) kaste et stjålent blikk på

3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) lure/liste/snike seg

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subst. \/stiːl\/

1) (hverdagslig) godt kjøp, røverkjøp, funn, noe man har fått til spottpris

• at 30 dollars the camera's a steal

kameraet er et godt kjøp til 30 dollar

2) (mest amer.) tyveri

3) tyvegods, noe som er stjålet

4) (politikk) list

5) (politikk) kupp
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verb (stole - stolen) \/stiːl\/

1) stjele, rane til seg, lure seg til

• she had planned to steal the watch

hun hadde planlagt å stjele klokken

2) smugle, liste, lure, slippe, smette

• she had to steal the box into the room

hun måtte smugle esken inn i rommet

3) smyge seg, liste\/lure seg

4) (basketball) vinne ballen, snappe ballen

steal a glance at somebody\/something kaste et stjålent blikk på noe(n)

steal a march on skaffe seg et forsprang\/fordel fremfor, overliste i smug

steal away slippe unna, smette unna\/bort

• she stole away in the shadows

hun smatt unna i skyggene

steal someone's heart (overført) stjele noens hjerte

steal someone's thunder ta ordet ut av munnen på noen, bruke noens ideer, komme noen i forkjøpet (med å si noe)

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steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st … Useful english dictionary
Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steal — steal, *pilfer, filch, purloin, lift, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop are comparable when they mean to take another s possession without right and without his knowledge or permission. Steal, the commonest and most general of the group, can refer to any … New Dictionary of Synonyms
steal — ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or… … English terms dictionary
steal — [stēl] vt. stole, stolen, stealing [ME stelen < OE stælan, akin to Ger stehlen, prob. altered < IE base * ster , to rob > Gr sterein, to rob] 1. to take or appropriate (another s property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly, or … English World dictionary
steal — vt stole, sto·len, steal·ing [Old English stelan]: to take or appropriate without right or consent and with intent to keep or make use of see also robbery, theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
steal — steal; steal·able; steal·age; steal·er; steal·ing·ly; … English syllables
Steal — (st[=e]l), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steal — may refer to: * Theft * The gaining of a stolen base in baseball * Steal (basketball), a situation when the defensive player actively takes possession of the ball from the opponent s team * In professional sports, a steal is a draft pick who… … Wikipedia
steal — O.E. stelan to commit a theft (class IV strong verb; past tense stæl, pp. stolen), from P.Gmc. *stelanan (Cf. O.S. stelan, O.N., O.Fris. stela, Du. stelen, O.H.G. stelan, Ger. stehlen, Goth. stilan), of unknown origin. Most IE words for steal… … Etymology dictionary
Steal — (st[=e]l), n. [See {Stale} a handle.] A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] And in his hand a huge poleax did bear. Whose steale was iron studded but not long. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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