- furtivo
- adj.furtive, sly, covert, hole-and-corner.* * *furtivo► adjetivo1 furtive\FRASEOLOGÍAcaza furtiva poachingcazador furtivo poacherpesca furtiva poachingpescador furtivo poacher* * *furtivo, -a1. ADJ1) (=ilegal) [persona] furtive; [edición] pirated
cazador/pescador furtivo — poacher
lágrima furtiva — silent tear
avión furtivo — stealth bomber
2) (=astuto) sly, stealthy2.SM / F (=persona) poacher* * *-va adjetivoa) (ilegal)la caza/pesca furtiva — poaching
un cazador furtivo — a poacher
b) <mirada/caricia> furtive* * *= sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.].Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.----* agente furtiva = infiltrator.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* caza furtiva = poaching.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* * *-va adjetivoa) (ilegal)la caza/pesca furtiva — poaching
un cazador furtivo — a poacher
b) <mirada/caricia> furtive* * *= sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.].Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.* agente furtiva = infiltrator.* cazador furtivo = poacher.* caza furtiva = poaching.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* * *furtivo1 -vaadjective1(ilegal): la caza/pesca furtiva poachingun cazador furtivo a poacher2 ‹mirada/caricia› furtiveme enjugué una lágrima furtiva (liter); I wiped away a silent tear (liter)furtivo2 -vamasculine, femininepoacher* * *
furtivo◊ -va adjetivoa) (ilegal):◊ la caza/pesca furtiva poaching;
un cazador furtivo a poacherb) ‹mirada/caricia› furtive
furtivo,-a
I adjetivo furtive, stealthy
caza/pesca furtiva, poaching
II sustantivo masculino y femenino poacher
'furtivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cazador
- cazadora
- furtiva
English:
eavesdropper
- furtive
- poacher
- shifty
- sneak
- sneaky
- stealthy
- surreptitious
* * *furtivo, -a♦ adj1. [mirada, sonrisa] furtive;Literariouna lágrima furtiva recorrió su rostro a silent tear slid down her cheek2. [ilegal]cazador/pescador furtivo poacher;la caza/pesca furtiva poaching♦ nm,f[cazador, pescador] poacher* * *furtivoadj furtive* * *furtivo, -va adj: furtive♦ furtivamente adv
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.