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comme un voleur

French, adverb/kɔ.m‿œ̃ vɔ.lœʁ/

comme un voleur is a French adverb meaning “on the sly, surreptitiously, stealthily, like a thief in the night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Discrètement ; sans se faire remarquer”.

What does comme un voleur mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    on the sly, surreptitiously, stealthily, like a thief in the night

    J'ai laissé ce connard me baiser dans le cul, et après ça il est parti comme un voleur.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Discrètement ; sans se faire remarquer.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce comme un voleur?

  • /kɔ.m‿œ̃ vɔ.lœʁ/
  • \kɔ.m‿œ̃ vɔ.lœʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.