kähveltää — meaning in English

English meaning

• purloin verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
• secrete verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
• snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.

Senses

kähveltää is used for these senses in English:

• purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
• secrete (transitive) To conceal.
• snitch (slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.

purloin — full definition

1. verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
2. verb (formal) To steal.

secrete — full definition

1. verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
2. verb To hide something in a safe or concealed place.

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