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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries走私
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zǒu sī
"海关官员查获了一起走私案。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move goods illegally into or out of a country.
"The authorities caught the men trying to smuggle diamonds across the border." - 2
To take someone or something secretly and illicitly from one place to another.
"She managed to smuggle her pet cat into the hotel room."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch words such as 'smucken' or 'smuggelen', meaning to slide or slip secretly. The term entered the English language in the late 17th century, initially referring to the clandestine movement of goods to avoid customs duties and taxation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smuggle" is said worldwide
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contrebande
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁəbɑ̃d
"Il a essayé de faire de la contrebande de cigarettes."
schmuggeln
Transliteration: ˈʃmʊɡl̩n
"Sie versuchten, Gold über die Grenze zu schmuggeln."
contrabbandare
Transliteration: kontrabbanˈdare
"Hanno cercato di contrabbandare merci di lusso."
contrabandear
Transliteration: kontɾaβanˈde.aɾ
"Intentaron contrabandear mercancía ilegal por la frontera."
contrabandear
Transliteration: kõtɾɐbɐ̃deˈaɾ
"Eles foram presos ao tentar contrabandear eletrônicos."
तस्करी करना
Transliteration: taskari karna
"पुलिस ने सोने की तस्करी करने वाले को पकड़ लिया।"
走私
Transliteration: zǒu sī
"海关官员查获了一起走私案。"
밀수하다
Transliteration: milsuhada
"그들은 보석을 밀수하려다 적발되었습니다."
密輸する
Transliteration: mitsu-suru
"彼らは貴重な文化財を密輸しようとした。"
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