Synonyms
surreptitiously: sneakily
English-French translation for "surreptitiously"
"surreptitiously" French translation
surreptitiously {adverb}
surreptitiously {adv.} (also: secretly, sneakily)
However, an amendment has crept in surreptitiously, upon which the plenary has yet again voted to maintain the agricultural subsidies for...
surreptitiously {adv.} (also: sneakily, by stealth, stealthily)
surreptitiously {adv.}
It looks like that sort of thing could be happening here very subtly and very surreptitiously.
Openly or surreptitiously, there will be efforts to evade a situation of impotence.
The procurement official resubmitted the company's redrafted proposal surreptitiously.
The report nowhere protests at the distortion of the CAP surreptitiously carried out in favour of enlargement.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "surreptitiously":
Usage examples
Usage examples for "surreptitiously" in French
As for my British counterparts, I can no longer show them any respect because they surreptitiously tried to cancel all debates this evening within my own group.
This shows that nothing can take place in secret or surreptitiously, because of the information available on the problem and the intervention of the relevant State bodies.
However, the Commission could also demonstrate its good will at this stage and make it clear that it does not intend to surreptitiously change the balance between the institutions.
(e) possessing any device, apparatus or software useful for concealing the content of information or for surreptitiously communicating, obtaining or retaining information.
The child was not surreptitiously removed from North Dakota and had a real and substantial connection with Manitoba in fact given the time she had lived there.
As a consequence, illicit small arms and light weapons enter Trinidad and Tobago surreptitiously at authorized as well as non-official ports of entry.
It is undignified for preparatory documents on Summit meetings to be slipped surreptitiously into Parliament, and often not before they have first been made available to the press.
Similar words
surprise · surprised · surprises · surprising · surprisingly · surreal · surrealist · surrealistic · surrender · surreptitious · surreptitiously · Surrey · surrogacy · surrogate · surrounded · surrounding · surroundings · surtax · surveillance · survey · surveying
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