sneak out

[/sniːk aʊt/]

verb (phrasal verb)

sair escondido

1. to leave a place secretly or quietly without being noticed

The teenager tried to sneak out of the house after midnight.

O adolescente tentou sair escondido de casa após a meia-noite.

2. to escape or depart furtively from a situation or obligation

He wanted to sneak out of the boring meeting.

Ele queria sair escondido da reunião entediante.

NYC Slang

dip out

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

sair escondido

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

dar um jeito de sair

informal colloquial variant

São Paulo

sair na esgueira

informal variant

Portugal

sair às escondidas

common in European Portuguese

sneak out of the back door

sneak out under the radar

sneak out like a thief in the night

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