de extranjis: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Surreptitiously; in a secret or stealthy manner, without informing others or without official permission.
- To do something on the sly or behind someone's back.
Examples
BetaCarlos entró de extranjis a la fiesta porque no había sido invitado oficialmente.
Carlos sneaked into the party surreptitiously because he hadn’t been officially invited.
¿Viste cómo Marta se llevó el documento de extranjis sin que nadie se diera cuenta?
Did you see how Marta took the document stealthily without anyone noticing?
Los agentes actuaron de extranjis para no alertar a los sospechosos durante la redada.
The agents acted surreptitiously so as not to alert the suspects during the raid.
- Illicitly or unofficially; in a way that circumvents rules, regulations, or payment (e.g., selling, supplying, or inserting items 'under the table').
- Used attributively to describe an object, place, or transaction that is clandestine, unauthorized, or done off the record.
Examples
BetaEn ese mercado negro se venden productos de extranjis que no cumplen con las normas legales.
In that black market, products are sold illicitly that do not comply with legal regulations.
El restaurante entregaba alimentos de extranjis para evitar pagar impuestos altos.
The restaurant delivered food unofficially to avoid paying high taxes.
Los sobornos se hicieron de extranjis para que nadie pudiera probar el delito ante la ley.
The bribes were made illicitly so that no one could prove the crime before the law.
Examples:
- ES: ¿Alguien sirve birra de extranjis?EN: Is some blind tiger jerking suds on the side?
- ES: Preferiría atenderla en casa pero allí sólo hago ceras y manicuras y de extranjis, no vaya a decir nada.EN: At home I only do waxings and manicures for cash. Don't tell anyone.
- ES: Solía ponerme de extranjis una gran ensalada de fruta.EN: Used to slide me a whole fruit salad.
- ES: Me voy de extranjis.EN: Off you go, hon.
- ES: Acaban de pillarle metiendo de extranjis material clasificado en la comisaría.EN: You were just caught sneaking classified material into the precinct.
- ES: ¿De dónde han salido las pesas? Tenían experiencia en meter objetos de extranjis en sitios que no les pertenecían.EN: (Forrest voice-over) They had expertise at smuggling items into places they did not belong.
- ES: Cuando dije que los policías iban de camino para detener a Nick, ella empezó a escribir un mensaje de texto de extranjis.EN: After I said the cops were on the way to pick up Nick, she started texting on the sly.
- ES: Solo quería dejar este cheque, de extranjis, para su excursión.EN: - Mm-hmm. - I just wanted to drop off this check, you know, on the down-low for her class trip.
- ES: Esos dos se han pasado, me han puteado. Y de extranjis, además.EN: The two brothers went too far and used me, the sly fuckers!
- ES: Si lo metiera a él y a su familia de extranjis en Israel, habrían cruzado uno o dos meses más tarde por otro punto sin saberlo.EN: If I had snuck him into Israel, him and his family, they would have crossed the border a month or two later at a point I didn't know about.
- ES: Mire, tengo que irme, pero si saca el DVD sepa que lo tomé prestado de la biblioteca de extranjis. ¡Suerte!EN: Look, I've really got to go but, if you get the DVD out just know that I borrowed it From the library Without checking it out wish me luck!
- ES: Le pagaban de extranjis.EN: They paid him in cash.
- ES: Le daré un diurético de extranjis.EN: I'll slip her a diuretic.
- ES: La pestecilla de extranjisEN: ♪ Ooh, the Little Bitty Stinker ♪
- ES: Pestecilla de extranjisEN: ♪ The Little Bitty Stinker ♪
- ES: Hay una licorería de extranjis aquí.EN: We got a cheeky bottle-o in the back.
- ES: Será mejor que no sueltes esos platos, Martha, si queremos ir de extranjis a la asamblea de la tribu.EN: BETTER SNAP IT UP WITH THOSE DISHES, MARTHA, IF WE'RE GOING TO SNEAK IN A QUICK POWWOW.
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