What does heimelijk in Dutch mean?

What is the meaning of the word heimelijk in Dutch? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use heimelijk in Dutch.

The word heimelijk in Dutch means achterbaks, bedriegelijk, heimelijk, heimelijk, steels, stiekem, steels, heimelijk, verholen, samenzweerderig, heimelijk, heimelijk, stiekem, onderhands, heimelijk, heimelijk, geheim, in het geheim, in het geheim, heimelijk, heimelijk, bedekt, heimelijk, steels, geheim, heimelijk, stiekem, heimelijk, slinks, heimelijk, sluiks, geniepig, ondergronds, privé, geheim, heimelijk doen, heimelijk handelen, heimelijk doordringen. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word heimelijk

achterbaks, bedriegelijk, heimelijk

(deceptive)

Rachel is sneaky; she tells the boss lies about her coworkers to try and get in his good books.

heimelijk, steels, stiekem

(sneaking, furtive)

Jason gave a stealthy glance at the pretty girl next to him.

steels, heimelijk, verholen

(shifty, stealthy)

Sidney gave a furtive glance around the room before stealing the cookie.

samenzweerderig, heimelijk

(involving a plot)

The two are suspected of being involved in conspiratorial activities.

heimelijk, stiekem

(secretive)

Lisa gave a surreptitious glance toward the woman and realized it was her sister.

onderhands

(figurative (clandestine) (figuurlijk)

heimelijk

(conspiratorial)

heimelijk, geheim

(operation: undercover, secret)

Neil is a specialist in the military and works on covert operations.

in het geheim

(without anyone knowing)

They ran away and married secretly in another state.

in het geheim, heimelijk

(in secret)

Eddie sneakily put an extra twenty dollars in his daughter's wallet.

heimelijk, bedekt

(in secret)

The team covertly hacked the computer system.

heimelijk, steels, geheim

(in a furtive way)

The mother stealthily put chopped spinach inside the meatloaf so her kids would eat some vegetables.

heimelijk, stiekem

(secretly, discreetly)

The little boy surreptitiously opened his eyes during the prayer.

heimelijk, slinks

(in a surreptitious way)

Jean looked around secretively before putting the note in her pocket.

heimelijk, sluiks

(informal (person: stealthy)

Fiona is slinky; I never hear her footsteps.

geniepig

(in a secretive way)

Adam slyly handed the card to his assistant.

ondergronds

(figurative (concealed) (figuurlijk)

The police suspected Glenn of being involved in underground activities.

privé

(private)

The privy council advised the king, but he was unhappy with their suggestions.

geheim

(private, secret)

Though the old couple seemed stern to others, in their unseen moments they were very affectionate.

heimelijk doen

(go unnoticed)

Jean snuck through the stage door, without anyone seeing her.

heimelijk handelen

(moving stealthily)

Adrian could see that sneaking would be necessary if he wanted to get close enough to hear what they were saying.

heimelijk doordringen

(informal (do sth sneakily)

Jeremy wormed his way into the widow's confidence.

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