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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurreptice
Pronunciation / Transliteration: surreptice
"Il a jeté un regard surreptice à sa montre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
"She cast a surreptitious glance at the clock."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin surreptitius, from surrept- 'seized secretly', from the verb surripere, from sub- 'secretly' + rapere 'seize'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "surreptitious" is said worldwide
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surreptice
Transliteration: surreptice
"Il a jeté un regard surreptice à sa montre."
heimlich
Transliteration: heimlich
"Sie warf einen heimlichen Blick auf die Uhr."
surrettizio
Transliteration: surrettizio
"Fece un cenno surrettizio per avvisarmi."
surrepticio
Transliteration: surrepticio
"Lanzó una mirada surrepticia al reloj."
surreptício
Transliteration: surreptício
"Ela lançou um olhar surreptício para o relógio."
गुप्त
Transliteration: gupta
"उसने घड़ी की तरफ एक गुप्त नज़र डाली।"
秘密的
Transliteration: mìmì de
"她偷偷地看了一眼手表。"
은밀한
Transliteration: eunmilhan
"그녀는 시계를 은밀하게 훔쳐보았다."
こっそりした
Transliteration: kossorishita
"彼女は時計をこっそりと盗み見た。"
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