smuggle
gb/smˈʌɡəl/ us/smˈʌɡəl/
B2
Anglais
csempész, becsempész, kicsempész, belecsempész
VERBE
B2
1
csempész
B2
Schéma d’usage :
smuggle [goods/someone] into/out of/across [a country/border]
Customs officers caught him trying to smuggle cocaine through the airport.
A vámosok elkapták, amikor kokaint próbált a repülőtéren keresztül átcsempészni.
The gang smuggled weapons across the border.
A banda fegyvereket csempészett át a határon.
Several families paid a driver to smuggle them into the country.
Exemples pédagogiques
They tried to smuggle drugs in a suitcase.
Megpróbáltak drogokat becsempészni egy bőröndben.
Police stopped a truck smuggling people across the border.
A rendőrség megállított egy teherautót, amely embereket csempészett át a határon.
Erreur fréquente :
Use smuggle for secret or illegal movement; use import or export for legal trade. A person who does this is a smuggler.
Sens
Move illegally across borders
Collocations
smuggle drugs
|smuggle weapons
|smuggle contraband
|smuggle cigarettes
|smuggle cash
|smuggle migrants
|smuggle refugees
|smuggle across the border
|smuggle into the country
|smuggle out of the country
Synonymes
traffic (often suggests organized illegal trade, especially in drugs, weapons, or people)
|
sneak (more general and informal; not always illegal)
|
run (informal; often used for repeatedly moving contraband)
Antonymes
declare (to report goods officially at customs instead of hiding them)
|
import legally (to bring goods into a country through lawful channels)
Thèmes
crime
|law
|travel
|immigration
Définition
To secretly and illegally move things or people across a border.
To take, send, or bring goods or people into, out of, or across a country or border secretly and illegally.
VERBE
B2
2
becsempész
B2
kicsempész
B2
Schéma d’usage :
smuggle [something] into/out of/past [a place/person]
We smuggled popcorn into the cinema in a backpack.
Hátizsákban becsempésztünk popcornt a moziba.
The prisoner smuggled a note out to his lawyer.
A rab kicsempészett egy üzenetet az ügyvédjének.
Security checks made it difficult to smuggle a camera past the gate.
Exemples pédagogiques
She smuggled candy into class.
Becsempészett némi édességet az órára.
He tried to smuggle his phone into the exam.
Megpróbálta becsempészni a telefonját a vizsgára.
Erreur fréquente :
Smuggle implies hiding something from someone; do not use it for normal open carrying.
Sens
Sneak forbidden items into places
Collocations
smuggle snacks into a movie theater
|smuggle a phone into an exam
|smuggle alcohol into a concert
|smuggle a camera past security
|smuggle notes into class
|smuggle food into a hotel
|smuggle a letter out of prison
Synonymes
sneak (more informal and general)
|
slip (suggests moving something quietly or discreetly)
|
hide (focuses on concealment rather than movement)
Antonymes
hand over (to give something to an authority instead of hiding it)
|
show (to let someone see something rather than conceal it)
Thèmes
daily_life
|security
|school
|entertainment
Définition
To hide something and take it somewhere where it is not allowed.
To take or bring something into, out of, or past a place secretly, especially because it is not allowed there.
VERBE
C1
3
belecsempész
C1
Schéma d’usage :
smuggle [an idea/message/joke/reference] into [something]
The writer smuggled a sharp criticism of the government into a comedy sketch.
Az író egy humoros jelenetbe csempészett bele egy éles kormánykritikát.
He managed to smuggle a reference to his favorite band into the presentation.
Sikerült az előadásba belecsempésznie egy utalást a kedvenc zenekarára.
The film smuggles serious questions about grief into a superhero story.
Exemples pédagogiques
She smuggled a small joke into her speech.
Egy kis viccet csempészett a beszédébe.
The story smuggles in an important message.
A történet észrevétlenül belecsempész egy fontos üzenetet.
Erreur fréquente :
This figurative use usually takes objects like idea, joke, message, or reference, not physical items.
Sens
Slip ideas into content
Collocations
smuggle an idea into an article
|smuggle a joke into a speech
|smuggle a reference into a scene
|smuggle a message into a song
|smuggle a criticism into a report
|smuggle a detail into a story
|smuggle politics into a film
Synonymes
slip (casual; suggests adding something quietly)
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sneak (informal; suggests doing it without people noticing)
|
weave in (suggests skillfully integrating something, with less sense of secrecy)
Antonymes
state openly (to express an idea directly rather than hide it)
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exclude (to leave something out rather than put it in)
Thèmes
communication
|writing
|media
|creativity
Définition
To put an idea or message into a text, speech, film, or conversation in a hidden or subtle way.
To include or introduce an idea, message, joke, reference, or detail in something quietly or indirectly, so that it is not obvious at first.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
smuggle
API
GB/smˈʌɡəl/
US/smˈʌɡəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
smuggle (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (smuggle)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: smuggle
- 3rd Person Singular: smuggles
- Present Participle: smuggling
- Past: smuggled
Expressions
smuggle something through
1/smˈʌɡəl sˈʌmθɪŋ θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
Quietly pass for approval
To make people accept or approve a change without drawing attention to it.
Exemples
- The company tried to smuggle the change through in a routine update to the contract.
- Opposition MPs accused the government of smuggling the policy through Parliament.
- The committee noticed the extra clause before anyone could smuggle it through.
Exemples pédagogiques
- They tried to smuggle the new rule through quietly.