steal

steal
[sti:l] n
(esp Am) (fam) Schnäppchen nt;
it's a \steal! das ist ja geschenkt! (fam) vt <stole, stolen>
1) (take illegally)
to \steal sth etw stehlen [o (form) entwenden];
to \steal [sb's] ideas [jds] Ideen fpl klauen (fam)
2) (gain artfully)
to \steal a base sports zu einem ungewöhnlichen Zeitpunkt unbemerkt zur nächsten Base rennen;
to \steal sb's heart [away] jds Herz nt erobern;
to \steal a kiss from sb (dated) jdm einen Kuss rauben veraltend
3) (do surreptitiously)
to \steal a glance [or look] [at sb/sth] verstohlen [zu jdm/etw] hinschauen;
she stole a glance at her watch sie lugte heimlich auf ihre Armbanduhr
PHRASES:
to \steal the limelight alles andere in den Schatten stellen;
to \steal a march on sb jdm den Rang ablaufen;
to \steal the scene [or show] from sb jdm die Schau stehlen;
to \steal sb's thunder jdm den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen vi <stole, stolen>
1) (take things illegally) stehlen;
he has been convicted of \stealing er ist des Diebstahls überführt worden
2) (move surreptitiously) sich akk wegstehlen;
he stole out of the room er stahl sich aus dem Zimmer;
she stole onto the balcony sie schlich auf den Balkon;
to \steal over sth über etw akk gleiten;
as the moon rose, moonlight stole over the scene als der Mond aufging, ergoss sich das Mondlicht über die Landschaft;
a crafty expression stole over his face ein raffinierter Ausdruck huschte über sein Gesicht;
anxiety was \stealing over her sie überkam Angst

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