steal

steal
steal [{{t}}sti:l] (pt stole [{{t}}stəʊl], pp stolen [{{t}}'stəʊlən])
1 transitive verb
(a) (money, property) voler;
∎ to steal sth from sb voler qch à qn;
∎ he stole money from her purse il a volé de l'argent dans son porte-monnaie;
∎ I've had my purse stolen on m'a volé mon porte-monnaie;
∎ several paintings have been stolen from the museum plusieurs tableaux ont été volés au musée;
∎ they've stolen my idea! ils ont volé mon idée!
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (time) voler, prendre; (attention, affection) détourner;
∎ to steal sb's heart séduire qn;
∎ to steal a kiss voler un baiser;
∎ to steal all the credit for sth s'attribuer tout le mérite de qch;
∎ may I steal a few moments of your precious time? pouvez-vous m'accorder quelques instants de votre temps si précieux?;
∎ to steal a glance at sb jeter un regard furtif à qn;
∎ {{}}British{{}} to steal a march on sb prendre qn de vitesse, couper l'herbe sous le pied à qn;
∎ to steal the show from sb ravir la vedette à qn;
∎ he really stole the show with that act of his! son numéro a été le clou du spectacle!;
∎ to steal sb's thunder éclipser qn
2 intransitive verb
(a) (commit theft) voler;
∎ he was caught stealing il a été pris en train de voler;
∎ {{}}Bible{{}} thou shalt not steal tu ne voleras point
(b) (move secretively)
∎ to steal in/out entrer/sortir à pas furtifs ou feutrés;
∎ to steal into a room se glisser ou se faufiler dans une pièce;
∎ she stole up on me from behind elle s'est approchée de moi par derrière sans faire de bruit;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} {{}}literary{{}} shadows began to steal across the courtyard des ombres commencèrent à envahir la cour;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} a strange sadness stole over me une étrange tristesse m'envahit
3 noun
(a) {{}}familiar{{}} (bargain) affaire f;
∎ it was a steal c'était une bonne affaire
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (in basketball) récupération f du ballon
➲ steal away intransitive verb
partir furtivement, s'esquiver

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