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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
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
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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