on the sly

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32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: əlaltından — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Azerbaijani: əlaltı — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Chinese Mandarin: 偷偷 (tōutōu) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Chinese Mandarin: 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Dutch: in het geheim — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Finnish: vaivihkaa — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Finnish: salaa — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• French: en douce — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• French: à la dérobée — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• French: en cachette — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• French: à la sauvette — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Galician: ás agachadas — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• German: heimlich — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Hungarian: titokban — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Hungarian: lopva — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Hungarian: alattomban — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Hungarian: suttyomban — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Polish: ukradkiem — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: втихаря́ (vtixarjá) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: исподтишка́ (ispodtišká) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: тайко́м (tajkóm) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: укра́дкой (ukrádkoj) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: потихо́ньку (potixónʹku) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Russian: тихо́нько (tixónʹko) — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: de extranjis — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: de tapadillo — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: a escondidas — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: a escondidillas — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: a cencerros tapados — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: a lo zorro — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Spanish: caleta — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily
• Swedish: i smyg — slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily