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1 eavesdrop
'i:vzdroppast tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) escuchar a escondidas, fisgoneartr['iːvzdrɒp]1 escuchar a escondidas (on, -)v.• escuchar detrás de las puertas v.• escuchar indiscretamente v.• fisgonear v.'ivzdrɑːp, 'iːvzdrɒpto eavesdrop (ON something/somebody) — escuchar (algo/a alguien) a escondidas
['iːvzdrɒp]VI escuchar a escondidas* * *['ivzdrɑːp, 'iːvzdrɒp]to eavesdrop (ON something/somebody) — escuchar (algo/a alguien) a escondidas
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2 eavesdrop
s.agua que cae del alero.v.escuchar a escondidas, escuchar secretamente, interceptar la comunicación telefónica, llevar a cabo una escucha.vi.escuchar disimuladamente. (pt & pp eavesdropped) -
3 eavesdrop on
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4 listen in
v + adv escucharto listen in to/on something — escuchar algo
VI + ADV1) (Rad)2) (=eavesdrop) escucharto listen in on or to a conversation — escuchar una conversación a hurtadillas
3) (=attend, observe)I would like to listen in on or to your discussion — me gustaría participar en tu discusión en calidad de oyente
* * *v + adv escucharto listen in to/on something — escuchar algo
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5 escondidas
escondidas sustantivo femenino plural 1 (AmL) (Jueg): 2 hacer algo a escondidas de algn to do sth behind sb's back
escondidas fpl LAm jugar a las escondidas, to play hide-and-seek Locuciones: a escondidas, secretly ' escondidas' also found in these entries: Spanish: oreja English: smuggle - sneak - eavesdrop - hide -
6 escuchar
escuchar ( conjugate escuchar) verbo transitivo verbo intransitivo to listen
escuchar
I verbo transitivo to listen to: ¿me estás escuchando?, are you listening to me? ➣ Ver nota en listen; (un consejo, una propuesta) to take: escuchó su consejo, he took her advice
II verbo intransitivo to listen: no debes escuchar detrás de las puertas, you mustn't listen behind doors ' escuchar' also found in these entries: Spanish: antena - atender - confesar - cotillear - lograr - atentamente - bien - oír - radio - saber English: detest - eavesdrop - effectively - hear - intently - listen - monitor - captive - hearing - listener - might -
7 hurtadillas
hurtadillas sustantivo femenino plural:◊ entrar/salir a hurtadillas to sneak in/out
hurtadillas adverbio a hurtadillas, stealthily, on the sly ' hurtadillas' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar English: eavesdrop - peek - quiet - sly - sneak - stealthily - furtively - peep - steal -
8 eavesdropped
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9 eavesdropping
ger.gerundio del verbo EAVESDROP.
См. также в других словарях:
eavesdrop — eaves·drop vi eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping: to listen secretly to what is being said in private without the consent of the speaker compare bug, wiretap eaves·drop·per n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Eavesdrop — Eaves drop ([=e]vz dr[o^]p ), v. i. [Eaves + drop.] To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. [1913 Webster] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eavesdrop — ► VERB (eavesdropped, eavesdropping) ▪ secretly listen to a conversation. DERIVATIVES eavesdropper noun. ORIGIN from obsolete eavesdrop «the ground on to which water drips from the eaves» … English terms dictionary
eavesdrop — [ēvz′dräp΄] n. [ME evesdrop, altered (after drop, DROP) < OE yfesdrype: see EAVES & DRIP] Rare water that drips from the eaves, or the ground on which it drips vi. eavesdropped, eavesdropping [prob. back form. < eavesdropper, lit., one who… … English World dictionary
Eavesdrop — Eaves drop , n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eavesdrop — c.1600, probably a back formation from EAVESDROPPER (Cf. eavesdropper). Related: Eavesdropping … Etymology dictionary
eavesdrop — [v] listen without permission be all ears*, bend an ear*, bug, ears into*, listen in, monitor, overhear, pry, snoop, spy, tap, tune in on*, wire, wiretap; concepts 188,596 Ant. ignore … New thesaurus
Eavesdrop — To eavesdrop, used as a verb, refers to eavesdropping, the act of surreptitiously listening to a private conversation.As a noun, in Architecture, it can refer to: * Eavesdrop or eavesdrip, the width of ground around a house or building which… … Wikipedia
eavesdrop — v. (D; intr.) to eavesdrop on (to eavesdrop on a conversation) * * * [ iːvzdrɒp] (D; intr.) to eavesdrop on (to eavesdrop on a conversation) … Combinatory dictionary
eavesdrop — eavesdropper, n. /eevz drop /, v., eavesdropped, eavesdropping, n. v.i. 1. to listen secretly to a private conversation. v.t. 2. Archaic. to eavesdrop on. n. Also, eavesdrip /eevz drip /. 3. water that drips from the eaves. 4. the ground on which … Universalium
eavesdrop — UK [ˈiːvzˌdrɒp] / US [ˈɪvzˌdrɑp] verb [intransitive] Word forms eavesdrop : present tense I/you/we/they eavesdrop he/she/it eavesdrops present participle eavesdropping past tense eavesdropped past participle eavesdropped to listen to other people … English dictionary