smuggle

smug·gle  (smgl)

v. smug·gled, smug·gling, smug·gles

v.tr.

1. To import or export without paying lawful customs charges or duties.

2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth.

v.intr.

To engage in smuggling.

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[Probably Low German smukkeln, smuggeln or Middle Dutch smokkelen.]

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smuggler n.

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smuggle [ˈsmʌg^əl]

vb

1. (Law) to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly

2. (tr; often foll by into or out of) to bring or take secretly, as against the law or rules

3. (tr; foll by away) to conceal; hide

[from Low German smukkelen and Dutch smokkelen, perhaps from Old English smūgen to creep; related to Old Norse smjūga]

smuggler  n

smuggling  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) import - bring in from abroad export - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

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smuggle

verb sneak, spirit, slip, bring illegally Had it really been impossible to find someone who could smuggle out a letter?

Translations

smuggle [ˈsmʌgl]

A. VT (= bring or take secretly) → pasar de contrabando
smuggled goods → mercancías fpl de contrabando
to smuggle goods in/out → meter/sacar mercancías de contrabando
to smuggle sth past or through Customs → pasar algo de contrabando por la aduana
to smuggle sb out in disguise → pasar a algn disfrazado

B. VI → hacer contrabando, dedicarse al contrabando

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smuggle [ˈsmʌg^əl] vt [+ goods, cigarettes, drugs] (to avoid tax) → passer en contrebande
to smuggle sth into a country → passer qch en contrebande dans un pays
to smuggle sth in [+ forbidden thing] → faire entrer qch clandestinement
to smuggle sth out → faire sortir qch clandestinement
They managed to smuggle him out of prison → Ils ont réussi à le faire sortir de prison clandestinement.

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smuggle

vt (lit, fig) → schmuggeln; to smuggle somebody/something in → jdn/etw einschmuggeln, jdn einschleusen; to smuggle somebody/something out → jdn/etw herausschmuggeln, jdn herausschleusen

vi → schmuggeln

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smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vt (tobacco, drugs) → contrabbandare
to smuggle in/out (goods) → far entrare/uscire di contrabbando or clandestinamente (fig) (person, letter) → far entrare/uscire di nascosto
to smuggle sth past or through Customs → passare la dogana con qc senza dichiararlo

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smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vt (tobacco, drugs) → contrabbandare
to smuggle in/out (goods) → far entrare/uscire di contrabbando or clandestinamente (fig) (person, letter) → far entrare/uscire di nascosto
to smuggle sth past or through Customs → passare la dogana con qc senza dichiararlo

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smuggle

v smuggle [ˈsmagl]

1 to bring (goods) into, or send them out from, a country illegally, or without paying duty He was caught smuggling (several thousand cigarettes through the Customs). smokkel يُهَرِّب внасям контрабандно pašovat smugle schmuggeln περνώ κτ. λαθραία, κάνω λαθρεμπόριο pasar de contrabando salakaubana vedama قاچاقي وارد و خارج كردن salakuljettaa faire de la contrebande לְהַברִיחַ तस्करी करना krijumčariti csempészik menyelundupkan smygla contrabbandare 密輸する 밀수하다 verstis kontrabanda, gabenti kontrabanda nelegāli ievest (valstī); nodarboties ar kontrabandu menyeludup smokkelen smugle przemycać fazer contrabando a face contrabandă провозить контрабандой pašovať tihotapiti krijumčariti smuggla ลักลอบนำสินค้าเข้าหรือออก kaçakçılık yapmak 走私，偷運 займатися контрабандою ناجائز طور پر در آمد بر آمد کرنا buôn lậu 走私力，偷运

2 to send or take secretly I smuggled some food out of the kitchen. smokkel يأخُذ أو يُرْسِل سِرّاً внасям/изнасям тайно tajně vynést smugle schmuggeln παίρνω ή στέλνω κτ. στα κρυφά pasar a escondidas sokutama قاچاقي رد كردن ujuttaa faire entrer/sortir clandestinement לְהַגנִיב चुपके से भेजना या ले जाना prokrijumčariti što csempész(ik) mengambil diam-diam lauma (far entrare/uscire di nascosto) こっそり運ぶ 비밀리에 빼돌리다 nukniaukti, nušvilpti slepus nogādāt/paņemt menyusup smokkelen smugle zwędzić levar às escondidas a face să intre/să iasă clandestin тайно проносить tajne vymiesť pretihotapiti prokrijumčariti smuggla ส่งหรือรับอย่างลับ ๆ kaçırmak 偷帶 таємно проносити خفیہ طور پر پہنچانا mang lén, lấy lén 偷带

n smuggler

a person who smuggles. smokkelaar مُهَرِّب контрабандист pašerák smugler der/die Schmuggler(in) λαθρέμπορος contrabandista salakaubavedaja قاچاقچي salakuljettaja contrebandier/-ière מַברִיחַ तस्कर krijumčar csempész penyelundup smyglari contrabbandiere 密輸者 밀수꾼 kontrabandininkas kontrabandists penyeludup smokkelaar smugler przemytnik contrabandista con­trabandist контрабандист pašerák tihotapec krijumčar smugglare ผู้ลักลอบ kaçakçı 走私者 контрабандист چنگی چور người buôn lậu 走私者

n smuggling

the laws against smuggling; drug-smuggling. smokkelary تَهْريب контрабанда pašování smugling; -smugling der Schmuggel λαθρεμπόριο contrabando salakaubavedu قاچاق salakuljetus contrebande (de) הַברָחָה तस्करी krijumčarenje csempészet penyelundupan smygl contrabbando 密輸 밀수 kontrabanda kontrabanda penyeludupan het smokkelen smugling przemyt contrabando contrabandă (cu) контрабанда pašovanie tihotapstvo krijumčarenje smuggling กฎหมายเกี่ยวกับการลักลอบ kaçakçılık 走私 контрабанда گھاٹ ماری sự buôn lậu 走私

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smuggle → يُهَرِب propašovat smugle schmuggeln κάνω λαθρεμπόριο pasar de contrabando salakuljettaa faire de la contrebande krijumčariti contrabbandare 密輸する 밀수입하다 smokkelen smugle przemycić contrabandear провозить контрабандой smuggla ลักลอบนำเข้า kaçakçılık yapmak buôn lậu 走私