a escondidillas
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a escondidillas
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (in secret)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. on the sly (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Cuando éramos adolescentes, fumábamos a escondidillas.We used to smoke on the sly when we were teenagers.
b. secretly
Fermín y Elisa empezaron a verse a escondidillas fuera del trabajo.Fermin and Elisa began to meet secretly out of work.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Marina salió de la sala a escondidillas. Nadie la vio.Marina sneaked out of the room. No one saw her.
Mis hijos traman algo. Y lo están haciendo a escondidillas.My kids are up to something. And they're doing it behind my back.
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