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smuggling meaning in Spanish

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smuggling (an act of something being smuggled)
noun
[UK: ˈsmʌɡ.l̩.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈsmʌɡ.l̩.ɪŋ]

contrabandonoun
{m}

smuggle [smuggled, smuggling, smuggles] (to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties)
verb
[UK: ˈsmʌɡ.l̩]
[US: ˈsmʌɡ.l̩]

contrabandearverbI heard that John had been smuggling drugs into America for years before he got caught. = Oí que John había estado por años contrabandeando drogas a América antes de ser capturado.

pasar de contrabandoverb
{m}