Meaning

3 senses

  1. (colloquial, in the plural)Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.

  2. A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

    нелега́лnelegál

  3. (obsolete)An illegal act or technique.

Examples

468 sentences

  1. Tom says he did nothing illegal.

    Том каже, що не зробив нічого незаконного. — deniko

    ruТом говорит, что не сделал ничего незаконного. — marafon

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  2. Tom said he did nothing illegal.

    Том сказав, що не зробив нічого незаконного. — deniko

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  3. What Tom is doing is illegal.

    Те, що робить Том, — незаконно. — deniko

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  4. It's illegal to park your car here.

    Тут заборонено паркуватися. — oromashka

    ruСтавить твою машину на стоянку здесь - незаконно. — odexed

    deEs ist illegal, hier zu parken. — xtofu80

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  5. Tom says that he did nothing illegal.

    Том каже, що не зробив нічого незаконного. — deniko

    ruТом говорит, что не сделал ничего незаконного. — marafon

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
undercover spy:

Origin

Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis, by surfac

Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis, by surface analysis, il- + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping of illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

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Forms

plural: illegals
Singularillegal
Pluralillegals

regular

Collocations

12 patterns
  • done anything illegal
  • anything illegal
  • doing was illegal
  • do anything illegal
  • doing something illegal
  • did was illegal
  • did nothing illegal
  • nothing illegal
  • an an illegal
  • illegal to do
  • something illegal
  • be illegal to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
illA2illegallyB1illegibleillegitimate

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