furtivo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
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Adjective edit
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivi, feminine plural furtive)
- stolen, related to a theft
- merce di provenienza furtiva ― manubial goods
- thievish, furtive, stealthy
- sly
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Further reading edit
- furtivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Adjective edit
fūrtīvō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fur‧ti‧vo
Adjective edit
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
- furtive; stealthy
- furtive (exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy)
- caçador furtivo ― poacher (literally, “furtive hunter”)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
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Noun edit
furtivo m (plural furtivos)
- poacher
- Synonym: furtivista
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Further reading edit
- “furtivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014