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smuggle
(redirected from smuggles)

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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.

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

smuggler n.

smuggle
Verb
[-gling, -gled]
1. to import or export (goods that are prohibited or subject to taxation) secretly
2. (often foll. by into, out of)to bring or take secretly: he was smuggled out of the country unnoticed [Low German smukkelen]
smuggler n
smuggling n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
Translations
smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vtpasar de contrabando;
to smuggle in/out [+ goods etc] → meter/sacar de contrabando

smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vtpasser en contrebande or en fraude;
to smuggle in/out [+ goods etc] → faire entrer/sortir clandestinement or en fraude

smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vtschmuggeln;
to smuggle in/out → einschmuggeln/herausschmuggeln

smuggle [ˈsmʌgl] vtcontrabbandare;
to smuggle in/out [+ goods etc] → far entrare/uscire di contrabbando

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 de la faire contrebande לְהַברִיחַ तस्करी करना krijumčariti csempészik menyelundupkan smygla contrabbandare 密輸する 밀수입[]하다 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 走私力,偷運 займатися контрабандою ناجائز طور پر در آمد بر آمد کرنا buôn lậu 走私
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 a escondidas pasar 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/di nascosto uscire) こっそり運ぶ ...을 몰래 가지고 오다[] nukniaukti, nušvilpti slepus nogādāt/paņemt menyusup smokkelen smugle zwędzić às escondidas levar 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
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 밀수업자; 밀수선 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
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 밀수입; 밀수출 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


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