surreptitiously

[US]/ˌsʌrəp'tiʃəsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. kwa jinsi ya kisururu

Example Sentences

It was at this event that Nom Anor surreptitiously infected Jade with coomb spores.

Kwa mchakato huu Nom Anor alikosa mpira na spores ya coomb.

swiped a magazine from the doctor's waiting room. Tolift is to pick or take something up surreptitiously and keep it for oneself:

alifurika mazuri kutoka kwenye kipande cha doktari. Kukua ni kusaidia au kushika kitu kwa mstari na kuzipinda kwa mtumiaji:

She surreptitiously slipped the note into his pocket.

Alikodisha mshoroo kwenye kipande chake kwa mstari.

He surreptitiously checked his phone during the meeting.

Alikuwa na mshoroo kwenye simu yake wakati wa mukoba.

The spy surreptitiously gathered information about the enemy.

Mshirika alikodisha taarifa kuhusu miguu.

She surreptitiously listened in on their conversation.

Alikuwa na mshoroo kwenye mazungu yao.

He surreptitiously took a photo of the classified documents.

Alikodisha picha ya taarifa zilizotumia.

The thief surreptitiously entered the house through the back door.

Mfanyaji wa mafuta alikodisha kusoma nyumba kwa mstari kwa mji mwingine.

She surreptitiously copied the answers during the test.

Alikodisha kusawa matokeo wakati wa mtazamo.

He surreptitiously glanced at the clock, hoping the meeting would end soon.

Alikuwa na mshoroo kwenye mizani, akifanyia mukoba ukipoteza.

The journalist surreptitiously recorded the conversation for evidence.

Mchezaji alikodisha kusimamia mazungu kwa mshirika.

She surreptitiously slipped out of the party without saying goodbye.

Alikodisha kusimamia kwa mstari kwa mji mwingine bila kusimamia.

Real-world Examples

He watched them surreptitiously through the bedroom window.

Alikuwa anatembea wao kwa miguu kwa mguu wa nyumba.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He gathered a fistful of robe from his knee and tried to rub it clean surreptitiously.

Alikuwa anachangia mguu mwenyewe na kumwacha kwa miguu kwa mguu mwenyewe na kumwacha kwa miguu.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

They recorded him surreptitiously and they monitored him all the way till his arrest in 2010.

Walipiga video yao kwa miguu na walimwazia kwa miguu hadi mguu mwenyewe huku wakimwaza kwa miguu hadi mguu mwenyewe.

Source: NPR News May 2015 Compilation

Visitors to the house would find their shoelaces surreptitiously knotted together.

Mipangi ya nyumba hawatajwa kwa miguu kwa mguu wao kwa miguu kwa mguu wao.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As I walked down the aisle to introduce myself to the teacher and get my slip signed, I was watching him surreptitiously.

Wakati nilipita mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe, nilipita mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Daphne dabbed surreptitiously at the corner of her eye.

Daphne alikupiga mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

Glances flickered surreptitiously toward our table and heads dipped toward heads.

Mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

' While she flicked through her folder of papers, I gazed surreptitiously around the room.

Wakati yeye alikupiga mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: Me Before You

And I knew instantly what they were, that he had been surreptitiously taping us.

Na nilikwahamia kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: American Life Podcast

Webcams mounted surreptitiously in business offices or factories can reveal on-screen " secrets" from those unaware that they are being bugged.

Webcams yaliyotengwa kwa miguu kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe kwa mguu mwenyewe.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

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