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smuggle in Dutch

smuggle in Dutch is smokkelen — smuggle means to move goods or people illegally across a border or past authorities, avoiding taxes, laws, or detection.

smuggle in Dutch

smokkelen
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties

What does "smuggle" mean?

  1. verb To move goods or people illegally across a border or past authorities, avoiding taxes, laws, or detection.
    "They were caught trying to smuggle diamonds through customs."
  2. verb To bring something in secretly, not necessarily illegally.
    "She smuggled a phone into the exam room."
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smuggle in a sentence

  • They were caught trying to smuggle diamonds through customs.
  • The novel follows a group who smuggle refugees across the border.
  • She smuggled a phone into the exam room.

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What is "smuggle" in Dutch?

"smuggle" in Dutch is smokkelen. smuggle means: To move goods or people illegally across a border or past authorities, avoiding taxes, laws, or detection.

How do you use "smuggle" in a sentence?

Example: "They were caught trying to smuggle diamonds through customs." In Dutch, "smuggle" is smokkelen.

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