snoop

snoop

 (sno͞op)

intr.v. snooped, snoop·ing, snoops

To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.

n.

One who snoops.

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[Dutch snoepen, to eat on the sly.]

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snoop′er n.

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snoop

(snuːp)

vb

(intr; often foll by about or around) to pry into the private business of others

n

1. a person who pries into the business of others

2. an act or instance of snooping

[C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively]

ˈsnoopy adj

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snoop

(snup)

v.i. Informal.

1. to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.

n.

2. an act or instance of snooping.

3. Also, snoop′er. a person who snoops.

[1825–35, Amer.; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly]

snoop′y, adj.

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snoop

- From Dutch snoepen, "eat on the sly," it first meant "steal and eat in a clandestine manner."

See also related terms for steal.

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snoop

Past participle: snooped
Gerund: snooping

Imperative

snoop

snoop

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snoop - a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others snooper eavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
Verb	1.	snoop - watch, observe, or inquire secretly sleuth, spy, stag monitor, supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

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snoop

verb

1. investigate, explore, have a good look at, prowl around, nose around, peer into He's been snooping around her hotel.

2. spy, poke your nose in, nose, interfere, pry (informal) Governments have been known to snoop into innocent citizens' lives.

noun

1. look, search, nose, prowl, investigation He had a snoop around.

2. spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent, undercover agent, mole, foreign agent, fifth columnist, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) its own organization of snoops

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snoop

verb

To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion:

poke, pry.

Informal: nose (around).

Idiom: stick one's nose into.

noun

A person who snoops:

prier, pry, snooper.

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Translations

يَدُسُّ أنْفَه في شُؤون غَيْرِه

strkat nos

snuse

herumschnüffeln

mettre son nez dans

snuîra

spiare

jaukties citu darīšanāsokšķerēt

burnunu sokmak

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snoop

[snuːp]

A. N

1. (= person) → fisgón/ona m/f

2. (= act) to have a snoop round → fisgar, fisgonear
I had a snoop round the kitchen → estuve fisgando or fisgoneando or husmeando por la cocina

B. VI (also snoop about, snoop around) (= pry) → fisgar, fisgonear; (= interfere) → entrometerse
if he comes snooping around here → si viene fisgando or fisgoneando por aquí ...

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snoop

[ˈsnuːp] vi → fouiner
to snoop on sb → espionner qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snoop

n

= snooper

(= act) I’ll have a snoop around → ich gucke mich mal (ein bisschen) um

vi → schnüffeln; to snoop about (Brit) or around → herumschnüffeln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

snoop

[snuːp] (fam, pej)

1. n (act) to have a snoop round → curiosare

2. vi (also snoop about, snoop around) → curiosare
to snoop into sb's affairs → ficcare il naso negli affari di qn
to snoop on sb → spiare qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snoop

(snuːp) verb

(often with around or into) to make secretive investigations into things that do not concern oneself. She's always snooping into other people's business. snuffel, spioeneer يَدُسُّ أنْفَه في شُؤون غَيْرِه навирам си носа bisbilhotar strkat nos herumschnüffeln snuse κατασκοπεύω, χώνω τη μύτη μου fisgar, fisgonear, curiosear, entrometerse nuhkima سر و گوش آب دادن urkkia mettre son nez dans לְרַחרֵחַ ताक-झांक करना njuškati, biti radoznao beleüti az orrát vmibe mengintip snuðra curiosare せんさくする (남의 일에) 기웃거리다 šniukštinėti, kišti nosį okšķerēt; jaukties citu darīšanās mengintip-ngintip rondneuzensnuse rundt, spionerewęszyć, wtykać nos پټ غوږ نيول، ګوتې وهل، لاس وهل (دنورو په چارو كښې bisbilhotar a-şi băga nasul peste tot совать нос в чужие дела strkať nos vohljati njuškati snoka สอดรู้สอดเห็น burnunu sokmak 窺探 совати носа в чужі справи دوسروں کے معاملات کی ٹوہ میں رہنا chõ mũi vào 窥探

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