on the sly: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKgeneralinformal
    • In a secret or concealed manner; without others' knowledge or consent.
    • Clandestinely or covertly, typically to avoid detection or approval.

    Examples

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    • They planned the surprise party on the sly so that she wouldn’t find out ahead of time.

      آنها مهمانی سورپرایز را به طور مخفیانه برنامه‌ریزی کردند تا او زودتر مطلع نشود.

    • Did you hear that Tom was on the sly meeting with the competitors last week?

      شنیدی که تام هفته گذشته مخفیانه با رقبا ملاقات می‌کرد؟

    • She’s been donating money to the charity on the sly because she prefers to keep it private.

      او به طور مخفیانه به خیریه پول اهدا می‌کند چون ترجیح می‌دهد این موضوع خصوصی باقی بماند.

  • 2.

    USUKgeneralinformal
    • Surreptitiously and often with a sense of furtive or crafty behavior; done discreetly for personal advantage or to hide impropriety.

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    • He was taking office supplies on the sly, hoping no one would notice the missing items.

      او به طور مخفیانه از ملزومات اداری برمی‌داشت و امیدوار بود کسی متوجه کمبود نشود.

    • If you keep working on the sly like this, you might get caught for breaching company policy.

      اگر این طور مخفیانه ادامه دهی، ممکن است به دلیل نقض سیاست شرکت گرفتار شوی.

    • They arranged the deal on the sly to avoid alerting their competitors about the merger plans.

      آنها معامله را به طور پنهانی ترتیب دادند تا رقبایشان را از برنامه‌های ادغام مطلع نکنند.

Examples:

  • EN: I'm sure you've done like I did and squirreled some money away on the sly.
    ES: Debe de haber ahorrado dinero, como hice yo antaño. A hurtadillas.
  • EN: Pettin' on the sly Oh, my!
    ES: - Besándonos a escondidas
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
  • EN: Pettin' on the sly
    ES: - Besándonos a escondidas
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas
  • EN: Quick, young man, or the Iout will drink on the sly!
    ES: Deprisa, joven, o ese patán va a beber a escondidas.
  • EN: I think you must have bought and eaten something on the sly again. Right?
    ES: Creo que debiste comprarte algo y comerlo a hurtadillas, ¿verdad?
  • EN: And he can still be seeing you on the sly.
    ES: Podrás verlo a escondidas.
  • EN: But I won't do anything on the sly.
    ES: Pero nunca haré algo deshonesto.
  • EN: Yet, in the end, we'll have to... We can't keep seeing each other on the sly.
    ES: No podemos seguir viéndonos a escondidas.
  • EN: Are you meeting Dan Cutler on the sly?
    ES: ¿Te encuentras con Dan Cutler a escondidas?
  • EN: You won't let me see them during the day, so I have to make friends with them on the sly.
    ES: Como no me dejas verlos durante el día, tengo que hacerme amiga de ellos a hurtadillas.
  • EN: Fancy Emily going to this handsome young doctor on the sly.
    ES: Imagínate a Emily yendo a ver a este médico... tan apuesto sin que nadie lo supiera.
  • EN: Or you pass it to your neighbor on the sly.
    ES: O se lo pasas a tu vecino a hurtadillas.
  • EN: I'm sure you've done like I did and squirreled some money away on the sly.
    ES: Debe de haber ahorrado dinero, como hice yo antaño. A hurtadillas.
  • EN: Pettin' on the sly Oh, my!
    ES: - Besándonos a escondidas
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas Vaya
  • EN: Pettin' on the sly
    ES: - Besándonos a escondidas
    ES: Besándonos a escondidas
  • EN: Quick, young man, or the Iout will drink on the sly!
    ES: Deprisa, joven, o ese patán va a beber a escondidas.
  • EN: I think you must have bought and eaten something on the sly again. Right?
    ES: Creo que debiste comprarte algo y comerlo a hurtadillas, ¿verdad?
  • EN: And he can still be seeing you on the sly.
    ES: Podrás verlo a escondidas.
  • EN: But I won't do anything on the sly.
    ES: Pero nunca haré algo deshonesto.
  • EN: Yet, in the end, we'll have to... We can't keep seeing each other on the sly.
    ES: No podemos seguir viéndonos a escondidas.
  • EN: Are you meeting Dan Cutler on the sly?
    ES: ¿Te encuentras con Dan Cutler a escondidas?
  • EN: You won't let me see them during the day, so I have to make friends with them on the sly.
    ES: Como no me dejas verlos durante el día, tengo que hacerme amiga de ellos a hurtadillas.
  • EN: Fancy Emily going to this handsome young doctor on the sly.
    ES: Imagínate a Emily yendo a ver a este médico... tan apuesto sin que nadie lo supiera.
  • EN: Or you pass it to your neighbor on the sly.
    ES: O se lo pasas a tu vecino a hurtadillas.
  • EN: Oh, sure I.. ...I've been smoking for the past year on the sly.
    ES: Empecé a fumar hace un año.
  • EN: By shooting' Jesse James on the sly
    ES: # Matando a Jesse James por la espalda.
  • EN: and to make the geography lesson complete, slipped them on the sly novels forbidden by the sisters, so they could read about love in a cottage in Scotland and love in a castle in Spain.
    ES: les prestaba a escondidas, novelas prohibidas por las hermanas, y, así, podían leer sobre amores en cabañas en Escocia y amor en un castillo en España.

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