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smuggling

/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/

Translations

smugglingnoun

контрабанда

The authorities are cracking down on smuggling at the border.

Власти принимают меры против контрабанды на границе.

Additional translations

незаконный вывоз

незаконный ввоз

Synonyms

contraband

trafficking

black market activity

illicit trade

bootlegging

smugglinggerund / present participle

/ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ/

Used attributively before a noun to describe things connected with illegal transport.

Synonyms

smuggleverb

smuggling

Gerund

smuggled

Past Simple

smuggled

Past Participle

smuggling

Gerund

/ˈsmʌɡl/

/ˈsmʌɡəl/

провозить контрабандой

They tried to smuggle goods across the border.

Они пытались провозить товары через границу.

Synonyms

contraband

bring in secretly

illegally transport

traffic

sneak

Definitions

smugglingnoun

The illegal movement of goods into or out of a country.

The authorities increased border patrols to combat the smuggling of contraband.

The act of secretly and illegally transporting something, often to avoid detection or taxes.

Smuggling of rare artifacts has become a major concern for the museum.

The illegal transportation of people across borders, typically to evade immigration laws or restrictions.

Authorities are stepping up efforts to stop the smuggling of migrants across the sea.

smugglinggerund / present participle

Relating to or involving the secret and illegal transport of goods or people.

They discovered a smuggling tunnel beneath the warehouse.

smuggleverb

To move goods illegally into or out of a country.

They were caught trying to smuggle drugs across the border.

To convey something secretly or illicitly.

She managed to smuggle a note to her friend during the exam.

To move people or animals illegally or secretly into or out of a place, especially across a border.

The cartel smuggled dozens of migrants across the border each week.