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1 Translation result for to steal in Spanish

verb

steal verb

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stole, has stolen, is stealing, steals
robar, hurtar; ir sigilosamente

Example sentences of
steal verb

  • •They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.
  • •He discovered that his car had been stolen.
  • •The store manager accused the boy of stealing.
  • •I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.
  • •They stole our best pitcher away from our team.
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  • •His outstanding performance stole the show.
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Synonyms of
steal verb

pilfer, filch, swipe, lurk, skulk, slink, sneak, creep, prowl

Detailed synonyms for steal verb

1. Steal, pilfer, filch, swipe significan tomar una cosa de una persona sin su conocimiento o permiso.
  • Steal puede aplicarse a cualquier acción subrepticia de tomar una cosa, sea ésta tangible o intangible <steal jewels> <he would steal a look at her from time to time>.
  • Pilfer indica el robar de forma repetida y sigilosa, y en pequeñas cantidades <fired from his job for pilfering from the company>.
  • Filch añade a pilfer una connotación de rapidez <kids who would filch an apple from the fruit stand when no one was looking>.
  • Swipe es un término coloquial para robar, generalmente involucrando un objeto o una cantidad pequeña de dinero <his brother had swiped his favorite T-shirt>.
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2. See: Lurk
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Reverse translation for to steal

robar  - to steal, to rob, to burglarize, to abduct, to kidnap, to captivate 
hurtar  - to steal 
ir sigilosamente
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