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1 eavesdrop
eavesdrop vi ( p prés etc - pp-) écouter aux portes ; to eavesdrop on écouter [qch] de manière indiscrète [person, conversation] ; to eavesdrop on sb ( electronically) mettre qn sur table d'écoute. -
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3 eavesdrop
écouter aux portes;∎ to eavesdrop on a conversation tendre l'oreille pour écouter une conversation privée;∎ I found myself eavesdropping on their conversation j'ai entendu leur conversation sans le vouloir;∎ stop eavesdropping! arrête d'espionner le monde! -
4 eavesdrop
['i:vzdrop]past tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) écouter (indiscrètement) -
5 listen
listen [ˈlɪsn]• listen! écoute !• you never listen to a word I say! tu n'écoutes jamais ce que je dis !• listen, I can't stop to talk now écoute, je n'ai pas le temps de parler maintenant• when I asked him to stop, he wouldn't listen quand je lui ai demandé d'arrêter, il n'a rien voulu entendre( = eavesdrop)[+ voice, remark, sign] guetter ; [+ footsteps] guetter le bruit de* * *['lɪsn] 1.2.have a listen to this! — (colloq) écoute un peu ça!
1) (to words, music, sounds) écouterto listen to somebody/something — écouter quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( pay heed) écoutersorry, I wasn't listening — excusez-moi, je n'écoutais pas
listen, can you come tomorrow? — écoute, est-ce que tu peux venir demain?
3) ( wait)to listen (out) for — guetter [sound]
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6 eavesdropped
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7 listen
A n to have a listen to sth écouter qch ; have a listen to this! écoute un peu ça! ; it's well worth a listen ça vaut la peine de l'écouter.B vi1 (to words, music, sounds) écouter ; to listen at the door écouter aux portes ; to listen to sb doing écouter qn faire ; I was listening to her singing/playing the piano je l'écoutais chanter/jouer du piano ; listen to this! écoute un peu ça! ; to listen to sb/sth écouter qn/qch ; ‘you're listening to…’ Radio ‘vous écoutez…’, ‘vous êtes à l'écoute de …’ ;2 ( pay heed) écouter ; listen carefully! écoutez attentivement! ; sorry, I wasn't listening excusez-moi, je n'écoutais pas ; you just never listen, do you? tu n'écoutes donc jamais (ce qu' on te dit)? ; listen, can you come tomorrow? écoute, est-ce que tu peux venir demain? ; to listen to écouter [teacher, adviser] ; to listen to advice/reason écouter un conseil/la voix de la raison ; don't listen to them ne les écoute pas ;3 ( wait) to listen for guetter [voice, sound, signal] ; I listened for sounds of crying je guettais le moindre pleurnichement.1 ( eavesdrop) écouter (indiscrètement) ; we don't want them listening in nous ne voulons pas qu'ils écoutent aux portes ; to listen in on ou to écouter [qch] indiscrètement [conversation, phone call, meeting] ; -
8 listen
listen ['lɪsən]∎ to listen to sb/sth écouter qn/qch;∎ to listen with half an ear n'écouter que d'une oreille;∎ you're not listening to a word I'm saying! tu n'écoutes pas un traître mot de ce que je dis!;∎ we listened to their daughter singing nous avons écouté chanter leur fille;∎ I listened to her singing je l'ai écoutée chanter(b) (pay attention) faire attention, écouter;∎ he wouldn't listen il n'a rien voulu savoir;∎ to listen to reason écouter la voix de la raison;∎ don't listen to him, make up your own mind n'écoute pas ce qu'il te dit, prends la décision toi-même;∎ listen! I've got an idea écoutez, j'ai une idée;∎ if only I'd listened to my mother! si seulement j'avais écouté ma mère ou suivi les conseils de ma mère!2 noun∎ familiar have a listen to their latest record écoute un peu leur dernier disque;∎ give it another listen écoute-le encore une fois□∎ will you listen for the phone? peux-tu surveiller le téléphone?;∎ to listen for the postman/doctor tendre l'oreille pour entendre l'arrivée du facteur/docteur;∎ will you listen for the baby? si le bébé pleure, est-ce que tu peux aller voir?;∎ he listened for the sound of the car driving off il tendit l'oreille pour être sûr d'entendre la voiture quand elle partirait;∎ she tapped on the wall, listening for a hollow sound elle cherchait à quel endroit le mur était creux en tapant avec ses doigts(a) (to radio) écouter, être à l'écoute;∎ listen in tomorrow at the same time soyez à l'écoute demain à la même heure(b) (eavesdrop) écouter;∎ it's rude to listen in on other people's conversations c'est impoli d'écouter les conversations;∎ I'd like to listen in on the discussion j'aimerais assister à cette discussion∎ hey you guys, listen up! hé, écoutez un peu!
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