peep

peep ¹  (pp)

intr.v. peeped, peep·ing, peeps

1. To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird; cheep.

2. To speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice.

n.

1. A short, soft, high-pitched sound or utterance, like that of a baby bird.

2. A slight sound or utterance: I don't want to hear a peep out of you.

3. Any of various small North American sandpipers.

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[Middle English *pepen, probably alteration of pipen, from Old English ppian, to pipe, from ppe, tube, musical instrument, and from Latin ppre, to peep; see pipe.]

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peep ²  (pp)

v. peeped, peep·ing, peeps

v.intr.

1. To peek furtively; steal a quick glance.

2. To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.

3. To appear as though emerging from a hiding place: the moon peeping through the clouds.

v.tr.

To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.

n.

1. A quick or furtive look or glance.

2. A first glimpse or appearance: the peep of dawn.

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[Middle English pepen, perhaps alteration of piken, to peek; see peek.]

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peep¹

vb (intr)

1. to look furtively or secretly, as through a small aperture or from a hidden place

2. to appear partially or briefly the sun peeped through the clouds

n

1. a quick or furtive look

2. the first appearance the peep of dawn

[variant of peek]

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peep²

vb (intr)

1. (esp of young birds) to utter shrill small noises

2. to speak in a thin shrill voice

n

1. a peeping sound

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris (or Erolia) and related genera, such as the pectoral sandpiper

[of imitative origin]

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Peep of chicken; a brood of chicken—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peep - the short weak cry of a young bird   cheep cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	2.	peep - a secret look                         peek looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
Verb	1.	peep - look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
	2.	peep - cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	3.	peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" cheep, chirp, chirrup let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" chitter, twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
	4.	peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	5.	peep - appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

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peep¹

verb

1. peek, look, peer, spy, eyeball (slang), sneak a look, steal a look, keek (Scot.), look surreptitiously, look from hiding Now and then she peeped to see if he was watching her.

2. appear briefly, emerge, pop up, spring up, issue from, peer out, peek from, show partially Purple and yellow flowers peeped between the rocks.

noun

look, glimpse, peek, butcher's (Brit. slang), gander (informal), look-see (slang), shufti (Brit. slang), keek (Scot.) He took a peep at his watch.

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peep²

verb sound, word, noise, utterance, cheep (informal) I don't want to hear another peep out of you tonight.

Translations

peep¹ [piːp]

A. N → ojeada f, miradita f
to get a peep at sth → lograr ver algo brevemente
to take or have a peep (at sth) → echar una ojeada or miradita(a algo)

B. VI

1. (= look) → mirar rápidamente; (furtively) → mirar furtivamente or a hurtadillas
to peep at → echar una ojeada or miradita a
I lifted the lid and peeped inside → levanté la tapa y eché una miradita
he peeped through the curtains → se asomó a ver por detrás de las cortinas
to peep through the window → asomarse a la ventana para mirar

2. (= stick out) → asomar(se)
a head peeped out → se asomó una cabeza
the sun peeped out from behind the clouds → el sol se asomó tras las nubes
her shoes peeped from beneath her skirt → los zapatos se le asomaban por debajo de la falda

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peep² [piːp]

A. N

1. [of bird] → pío m; [of whistle] → silbido m

2. there hasn't been a peep out of them → no han dicho ni pío
we can't get a peep out of them → no les podemos sacar nada
I don't want to hear peep out of you! → ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío!

B. VI → piar

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peep [ˈpiːp]

n

(British) (= look) → coup d'œil m
to have a peep → jeter un coup d'œil
to have a peep at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
to take a peep → jeter un coup d'œil
to take a peep at sb/sth (quickly) → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
I'll just take a peep at the children → Je vais juste jeter un coup d'œil aux enfants.; (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch
Bored, Chris took a peep at his watch → Chris, qui s'ennuyait, jeta un coup d'œil furtif à sa montre.

(= insight) a peep into sb's life → un aperçu de la vie de qn

[whistle] → son m aigu

(= slight sound)
I didn't hear a peep from him → Il n'a pas fait le moindre bruit.

vi

(= look) (quickly) → jeter un coup d'œil; (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif

(= beep) → klaxonner

peep out

vi

(= look out) → regarder dehors

(= appear) → apparaître
peep-bo [ˌpiːpˈbəʊ] excl → coucou!

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peep:

peepshow

n → Peepshow f

peep-toe

adj → offen

n (= shoe) → offener Schuh

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peep¹

n (= sound) (of bird etc) → Piep m; (of horn, whistle, inf, of person) → Ton m; to give a peep (bird) → einen Piep von sich geben; (horn, whistle) → einen Ton von sich geben; not to give a peep → keinen Pieps von sich geben (inf); we haven’t heard a peep out of him → wir haben keinen Pieps von ihm gehört (inf); one peep out of you and … (inf) → noch einen Mucks (inf) → or Pieps (inf) → und …; peep! peep! (of horn) → tut! tut!; (of whistle) → tüt! tüt!

vi (bird etc) → piepen; (horn, car) → tuten; (whistle) → pfeifen; (person: on horn) → tuten; (on whistle) → pfeifen

vt I peeped my horn at him, I peeped him (inf) → ich habe ihn angehupt (inf)

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peep²

n (= look) → kurzer Blick; (furtive, when forbidden etc) → verstohlener Blick; to get a peep at something → etw kurz zu sehen bekommen; to take or have a peep (at something) → kurz/verstohlen (nach etw) gucken

vt she peeped her head out → sie streckte ihren Kopf hervor

vi → gucken (at nach); to peep from behind something → hinter etw (dat) → hervorschauen; to peep over something → über etw (acc) → gucken; to peep through something → durch etw gucken or lugen; no peeping!, don’t peep! → (aber) nicht gucken!

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peep¹ [piːp]

1. n (of bird) → squittio; (of chick) → pigolio; (of whistle) → trillo
we haven't heard a peep out of them (fam) → non hanno aperto bocca

2. vi (bird) → squittire; (whistle) → trillare

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peep¹ [piːp]

1. n (of bird) → squittio; (of chick) → pigolio; (of whistle) → trillo
we haven't heard a peep out of them (fam) → non hanno aperto bocca

2. vi (bird) → squittire; (whistle) → trillare

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peep² [piːp]

1. n (Brit) (look) → sbirciata, sguardo furtivo
to take or have a peep (at sth) → dare una sbirciata (a qc)

2. vi to peep at sth → sbirciare qc

peep out vi + adv (Brit) → far capolino
the sun peeped out from behind the clouds → il sole fece capolino da dietro le nuvole

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peep² [piːp]

1. n (Brit) (look) → sbirciata, sguardo furtivo
to take or have a peep (at sth) → dare una sbirciata (a qc)

2. vi to peep at sth → sbirciare qc

peep out vi + adv (Brit) → far capolino
the sun peeped out from behind the clouds → il sole fece capolino da dietro le nuvole

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peep¹

v peep [piːp]

1 to look through a narrow opening or from behind something She peeped through the window. loer يَنْظُرُ خِلال надничам vykouknout kigge gucken κρυφοκοιτάζω, κάνω μάτι espiar piiluma دید زدن kurkkia regarder qqch. à la dérobée הֲצָצָה झांकना viriti kandikál mengintip gægjast, kíkja sbirciatina のぞく 슬쩍 들여다보다 pažvelgti, išlįsti, pasirodyti paskatīties mengintai gluren kikke, titte zerkać espreitar a se uita pe furiş подглядывать vykuknúť oprezati viriti kika ลอบมอง ...-den bakmak 窺視 заглядати; визирати جھانکنا liếc nhìn 窥视

2 to look quickly and in secret He peeped at the answers at the back of the book. loer, afloer يَنْظُرُ خِلْسَةً поглеждам (крадешком) juknout skæve; kaste et hurtigt blik på verstohlen schauen κρυφοκοιτάζω echar una ojeada vargsi pilku heitma دزدکی نگریستن kurkata jeter un coup d'oeil furtif לְהַצִיץ छिपकर देखना naviriti se kradomice kukucskál mengintip kíkja á sbirciare のぞき見する 얼른 보다 dirstelėti, žvilgtelėti palūrēt, zagšus ieskatīties mengintai vluchtig kijken kikke (på) podglądać espreitar a trage cu ochiul la подглядывать nakuknúť pokukati krišom pogledati kika, glutta แอบมอง gizlice bakmak 偷看 підглядати چھپ کر ديکھنا nhìn trộm 偷看

n

a quick look (usually in secret) She took a peep at the visitor. kykie, loer نَظْرَة مُخْتَلَسَه надничане kradmý pohled blik verstohlener Blick γρήγορη ματιά, ματιά στα κρυφά ojeada, vistazo piilumine نگاه دزدانه kurkistus coup d'oeil discret/furtif הֲצָצָה झांकी virnuti kukucskálás melirik það að kíkja sem snöggvast á sbirciata, occhiata のぞき見 흘끗 보기 dirstelėjimas, žvilgtelėjimas īss skats, acu uzmetiens melihat sekilas kijkje kikk, titt zerknięcie espreitadela ocheadă взгляд украдкой kradmý pohľad skriven pogled pogled krišom titt, smygtitt การแอบมอง göz atma 一瞥 погляд крадькома دزديدہ نگاہي cái nhìn trộm 一瞥

n peep-hole

a hole (in a door etc) through which one can look. loergaatjie وصْواص: ثَقْب يُنظَر منه шпионка škvíra; kukátko kighul; dørspion das Guckloch ματάκι της πόρτας mirilla uksesilm روزنه؛ دیدگاه ovisilmä trou (pour épier) חֶרֶך הֲצָצָה झरोखा, गवाक्ष, निरीक्षण छिद्र rupica za virenje,”špijun” kémlelőnyílás lubang pengintipan gægjugat spioncino のぞき穴 들여다 보는 구멍 plyšys, skylė, akutė (durvīs) actiņa, lodziņš lubang intai kijkgaatje kikkhull, glugge judasz postigo gaura cheii глазок priezor (na dverách) linica, kukalnik špijunka kikhål, titthål รูหรือช่องสำหรับแอบมอง gözetleme deliği, dikiz deliği 窺視孔 вічко; оглядова щілина روزن، جھانکنے کا سوراخ lỗ/ khe cửa 窥视孔

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peep²

v peep [piːp]

to make a high pitched sound The car horns were peeping. piep يزمُرُ، يُبَوِّقُ пискам pípat tude piepen τσιρίζω piar piuksuma, tuututama صدای کوتاه و تیز ایجاد کردن piipittää crier לְצַיֵיץ चिड़ियों के बच्चों या चूहों जैसा चोंची करना, झांकना, झलकना, दिखाई पड़ना pijukati csipog melengking ÿla, flauta, pípa (emettere un suono acuto) ピーピーいう 경적을 울리다 pypsėti, pyptelėti pīkstēt; čiepstēt berbunyi nyaring piepen, toeteren pipe, tute piszczeć, trąbić piar a claxona пищать pípať hupati pištati pipa, tuta ทำเสียงร้องปิ๊บ ๆ cırlamak; çalmak 尖叫 цвірінькати; пищати تيز آواز نکالنا còi ô tô 尖叫

n

such a sound the peep of a car horn. piep صَوت بوق السَيّارَه، زامور пискнае pípání tuden das Piepen τσίριγμα pío, silbido piuks(atus), tuut(utus) صدای بیپ piippaus cri צִיוּץ ताक-झांक, झलक pijuk,cijuk csipogás lengkingan flaut, ÿl, píp (suono acuto) ピーピー 경적소리 pypsėjimas, pyptelėjimas pīkstiens, pīkšķis bunyi nyaring gepiep, getoeter piping, tuting pisk, trąbienie pio (sunet de) claxon писк pípanie pi-bip pištanje pip[], tutande เสียงร้องปิ๊บ ๆ çalma sesi 尖叫聲 цвірінькання; писк تيز آواز tiếng còi ô tô 尖叫声