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a escondidas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a escondidas loc adv	(en secreto)	in secret adv
		secretly adv
		behind [sb]´s back adv
	El jefe y la secretaria tenían un romance a escondidas.
	The boss and the secretary were having a fling in secret.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Martha closed the account behind her husband's back.
a escondidas loc adv	(sin ser visto)	sneakily adv
		stealthily, secretly adv
	(verbal)	behind [sb]'s back adv
	(colloquial)	on the sly adv
	Los niños entraron a la cocina a escondidas y se comieron todas las galletas.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. While nobody was looking, the dinner guest sneakily gave the dog some food.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Peter stealthily replaced the real artwork with the fake one so that no one would ever notice.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Marta didn't appreciate being talked about behind her back.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
jugar al escondite, jugar a las escondidas, a las escondidillas loc verb	(ocultarse para ganar)	play hide-and-seek v expr
	(US)	play hide-and-go-seek v expr
	Marta jugaba al escondite con sus primos.
	Marta was playing hide-and-seek with her cousins.

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