Colloquial, chiefly gaming and military jargon; both transitive and intransitive.
Translations
se faufilerSe déplacer discrètement pour éviter d’être détecté. He stealthed through the shadows, careful not to alert the guards.
Il s’est faufilé dans l’ombre, prenant soin de ne pas alerter les gardes.
camouflerAu sens de rendre difficile à détecter, notamment par des moyens techniques. Players can stealth their avatars to slip past enemies unnoticed.
Les joueurs peuvent camoufler leurs avatars pour se faufiler devant les ennemis sans être vus.
retirerArgot sexuel : retirer un préservatif sans l’accord du partenaire. To make (a person, vehicle, or character) difficult to detect, especially by using technology or special ability. Players can stealth their avatars to slip past enemies unnoticed.
To move or act in a stealthy manner so as to avoid detection. He stealthed through the shadows, careful not to alert the guards.
To surreptitiously remove a condom during sexual intercourse without a partner's knowledge or consent (slang). She later realized that her partner had stealthed her without consent.
(Slang, transitive) To remove a condom during sexual intercourse without the partner's knowledge or consent. He was charged after stealthing his partner, an act that violated her consent.
Synonyms
steal (intransitive, e.g. 'to steal along')
Used attributively to modify a noun, meaning ‘designed to avoid detection’ or ‘covert’; generally non-gradable.
Translations
furtifAu sens de « discret, secret, sans attirer l’attention ». The company launched a stealth marketing campaign to generate buzz quietly.
L’entreprise a lancé une campagne marketing furtive pour créer du buzz discrètement.
The stealth aircraft flew over the border without triggering enemy radar.
L’avion furtif a survolé la frontière sans déclencher le radar ennemi.
Designed or intended to operate without attracting attention or being detected; covert, secret. The company launched a stealth marketing campaign to generate buzz quietly.
(Military) Designed with stealth technology so as to be less detectable by radar or other sensing methods. The stealth aircraft flew over the border without triggering enemy radar.