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Pronunciation / Transliteration: colarse
"Intentó colarse en el cine sin pagar."
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To move somewhere secretly, quietly, or unobtrusively.
"She tried to sneak out of the room without anyone noticing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'snaken', related to Old Norse 'snika' meaning to slink or crawl about, and further connected to Low German roots. Over time, the meaning evolved from creeping stealthily to general covert movement and clandestine actions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sneak" is said worldwide
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se faufiler
Transliteration: se fo-fi-le
"Il a essayé de se faufiler dans la pièce."
schleichen
Transliteration: schleichen
"Er schlich sich leise aus dem Haus."
fare il furbo
Transliteration: fare il furbo
"Ha cercato di intrufolarsi di nascosto."
colarse
Transliteration: colarse
"Intentó colarse en el cine sin pagar."
esgueirar-se
Transliteration: esgueirar-se
"Ela conseguiu esgueirar-se para fora."
दबे पाँव चलना
Transliteration: dabe paanv chalna
"वह चुपके से कमरे में घुस आया।"
偷偷摸摸
Transliteration: tōutōu mōmō
"他悄悄地溜了出去。"
살금살금 가다
Transliteration: salgeum-salgeum gada
"그는 방 안으로 살금살금 들어갔다."
こっそり歩く
Transliteration: kossori aruku
"彼女は部屋からこっそり抜け出した。"
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