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Usages of heimlich
Im Unterricht sehe ich meinen Mitschüler manchmal heimlich auf sein Handy schauen.
In class I sometimes see my male classmate secretly look at his phone.
Mein Bruder isst heimlich Schokolade in der Küche, wenn er Stress hat.
My brother secretly eats chocolate in the kitchen when he is stressed.
Mein Schwiegervater backt dazu Kekse, die das Baby später heimlich vom Tisch nimmt.
My father-in-law bakes cookies for it, which the baby later secretly takes from the table.
Vor der Klausur schreibt sich der Schüler heimlich einen Spickzettel.
Before the exam the pupil secretly writes himself a cheat sheet.
Test yourself: What does heimlich mean?
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