(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he was accused of stealing a small boy's bicycleMy first offence was stealing a pair of binocularsPeter robs houses and steals cars to support his drug habithe steals carsA writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film ideahe stole the identity of his dead best friend
to steal sth from sbrobar algo a algn;he stole it from schoollo robó del colegio;she used to steal money from her parentssolía robar dinero a sus padres
he stole a book from the libraryhe stole money from the till/drawer etc
she stole her best friend's boyfriend (from her)(le) robó el novio a su mejor amiga
to steal sb's heartrobar el corazón a algn
Gary has stolen my heart
to steal a march on sbadelantarse a algn
This bold move is designed to entice shoppers away from Tesco, which stole a march by opening more stores on Sundays in the run-up to ChristmasThey thought I was stealing a march on them by keeping fitter than the rest of them
to steal the showllevarse todos los aplausos;acaparar la atención de todos
A wonderful little Jack Russell terrier, complete with eye patch, steals the show and if it wasn't for this canine intervention, I'd have switched off 3 minutes into the programmeShe stole the show from the rest of the castOn a cold, wet, blustery day, Diana stole the show from the other Royalsthe royal family are desperate to stop Diana stealing the show as the prince tries to rebuild his shattered imageyou always steal the show wherever you go
to steal sb's thundereclipsar a algn
Radcliffe won the World Cross-Country Championships in Boston, stealing the thunder from the champion, Liz Mccolgan
2(sneak)
to steal a glance at sbmirar a algn de soslayo;echar una mirada de soslayo a algn
to steal a kiss from sbrobar un beso a algn
He leans over and surprises her by stealing a kissshe was expelled after stealing a kiss from her teacher
intransitive verb
1(take things)robar
Children often stealAll they do is beg and steal
to steal from sbrobar a algn
how can you trust a person who steals from his mother?
2(creep)
to steal into a roomentrar sigilosamente en una habitación;entrar en una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal out of a roomsalir sigilosamente de una habitación;salir de una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal up/down the stairssubir/bajar sigilosamente las escaleras;subir/bajar las escaleras a hurtadillas
they stole [down] the stairshe stole [into] the roomshe stole [out of] her bedroomSimon came stealing [out of] the shadowsthey stole [past] the window
to steal up on sbacercarse a algn sigilosamente
a smile stole across her lipsuna sonrisa se escapó de sus labios
the hours stole [by]
a tear stole down her cheekuna lágrima se deslizó por su mejilla
the light was stealing through the shuttersla luz se filtraba por las contraventanas
noun
it's a blatant steal from Monty Python(bargain)it's a steales una ganga (informal)or un regalo (informal)
it is a steal at a fiver"You should buy that car - \it's a steal!\"
