a hurtadillas

sneakily

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sneakily Used for doing something quietly and secretly, often so that no one notices.
SP: Entró a hurtadillas para no despertar a nadie.
EN: He sneaked in so as not to wake anyone.

No entré a hurtadillas.

I didn't sneak in.

— Die My Love (2025)

Entraste a hurtadillas.

You crept in.

— Die My Love (2025)

Cogieron a Tom saliendo a hurtadillas de la habitación.

They caught Tom sneaking out of the room.

Entro en la casa a hurtadillas.

I sneak into the house.

No entraré a hurtadillas en mi propio club.

I’m not going to sneak into my own club.

— American Gangster (2007)

Nadie más se dio cuenta de que Tom había entrado a hurtadillas en la habitación.

No one else noticed that Tom had slipped into the room.