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steal

S2 W1

BrE /stiːl/ AmE /stiːl/

verb en → es

past stole pp stolen ing stealing

1 TAKE WITHOUT PERMISSION [transitive] A2

to take something that belongs to someone else without permission and with the intention of keeping it or using it for yourself

robar, hurtar

  • steal something from somebody/something

Collocations steal a car · steal money from the till

  • He was caught stealing from the shop.

    Lo sorprendieron robando en la tienda.

2 COPY ILLEGALLY [transitive] B1

to copy or take something that is protected by copyright without permission, which is illegal

copiar ilegalmente, piratear

  • steal somebody's ideas

Collocations steal a design · steal an idea from a colleague

  • The company was accused of stealing its competitors' designs.

    La empresa fue acusada de copiar ilegalmente los diseños de sus competidores.

Phrasal verbs

steal away LEAVE SECRETLY B2

irse en secreto, huir

  • She stole away from the party early.

    Ella se fue de la fiesta temprano sin que nadie lo notara.

steal something off somebody/something TAKE SECRETLY B1

robar algo a alguien/a algo

  • He stole the necklace off her neck.

    Él le robó el collar del cuello.

Idioms

steal a march on somebody C1

tener una ventaja sobre alguien

  • We need to steal a march on our competitors.

    Necesitamos tener una ventaja sobre nuestros competidores.

steal somebody's thunder C1

robarle el protagonismo a alguien, quitarle la atención

  • The new employee stole the boss's thunder by getting promoted.

    El nuevo empleado le robó el protagonismo al jefe al conseguir un ascenso.