eavesdrop

eaves·drop  (vzdrp)

intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops

To listen secretly to the private conversation of others.

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[Probably back-formation from eavesdropper, one who eavesdrops, from Middle English evesdropper, from evesdrop, place where water falls from the eaves, from Old English yfesdrype; see upo in Indo-European roots.]

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eavesdropper n.

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eavesdrop [ˈiːvzˌdrɒp]

vb -drops, -dropping, -dropped

(intr) to listen secretly to the private conversation of others

[back formation from earlier evesdropper, from Old English yfesdrype water dripping from the eaves; see eaves, drop; compare Old Norse upsardropi]

eavesdropper  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

eavesdrop - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" listen in listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" wiretap, bug, intercept, tap - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

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eavesdrop

verb listen in, spy, overhear, bug (informal), pry, tap in, snoop (informal), earwig (informal) The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.

Translations

eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɒp] VI → escuchar a escondidas
to eavesdrop on a conversation → escuchar una conversación a escondidas

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eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɒp] vi → écouter ce qui se dit
The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door → La servante écoutait ce qui se disait de derrière la porte de la cuisine.
to eavesdrop on sb → écouter qn (de façon indiscrète)
to eavesdrop on sb's conversation (gen) → écouter les conversations privées de qn; (by phone tapping) → mettre les conversations de qn sur écoute

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eavesdrop

vi → (heimlich) lauschen; to eavesdrop on a conversation → ein Gespräch belauschen

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eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɒp] vi to eavesdrop (on a conversation) → origliare (una conversazione)

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eavesdrop

v eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrop]

(withon) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion. afluister يَتَنَصَّت، يَسْتَرِقُ السَّمْع подслушвам poslouchat (tajně) aflytte; lytte lauschen κρυφακούω escuchar a escondidas, fisgonear (salaja) pealt kuulama گوش ایستادن؛ استراق سمع کردن salakuunnella écouter (indiscrètement) לְהַאֲזִין בְּסֶתֶר गुप्त वार्ता को सुनना prisluškivati hallgató(d)zik mencuri dengar liggja á hleri origliare 盗み聞きする 도청하다 slapta klausyti(s) slepus noklausīties pasang telinga afluisteren tyvlytte podsłuchiwać pôr-se à escuta a trage cu urechea подслушивать tajne počúvať prisluškovati prisluškivati tjuvlyssna แอบฟัง kulak kabartmak, gizlice dinlemek 偷聽 підслуховувати چھپ کر خفیہ باتیں سننا nghe trộm 偷听

n eavesdropper

afluisteraar مُتَنَصِّت посдслушвач naslouchač aflytter der/die Lauscher(in) ωτακουστής fisgón pealtkuulaja استراق سمع کننده salakuuntelija oreille indiscrète מַאֲזִין בְּהֶסתֵּר छिपकर बातें सुनने वाला prisluškivalac hallgató(d)zó pencuri dengar sá sem liggur á hleri ficcanaso, (chi origlia) 盗み聞きする人 도청자 kas slapta klausosi tāds, kas slepus noklausās orang yang memasang telinga afluisteraar tyvlytter podsłuchujący escuta persoană care trage cu urechea/indiscretă подслушивающий kto tajne počúva prisluškovalec prisluškivač tjuvlyssnare คนที่แอบฟัง gizlice dinleyen kimse 偷聽者 підслухач, підслухувач خفیہ سن گن لینے والا người nghe trộm 偷听者