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eavesdrop

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eaves·drop  (vzdrp)
intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops
To listen secretly to the private conversation of others.

[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.]

eavesdropper n.

eavesdrop
Verb
[-dropping, -dropped] to listen secretly to a private conversation [Old English yfesdrype water dripping from the eaves]
eavesdropper n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.eavesdrop - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
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?"

eavesdrop
verb listen in, spy, overhear, bug (informal) pry, tap in, snoop (informal) earwig (informal)
Translations
eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɔp] vi to eavesdrop (on sb) → escuchar a escondidas or con disimulo (a algn)

eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɔp] vi to eavesdrop (on) → écouter de façon indiscrète

eavesdrop [ˈiːvzdrɔp] vilauschen;
to eavesdrop on → belauschen +acc

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

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 a escondidas escuchar, fisgonear (salaja) pealt kuulama گوش ایستادن؛ استراق سمع کردن kuunnella salaa écouter (indiscrètement) לְהַאֲזִין בְּסֶתֶר गुप्त वार्ता को सुनना prisluškivati hallgató(d)zik mencuri dengar liggja á hleri origliare 盗み聞きする 엿듣다 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
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


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So I judged I'd got to do the other thing -- lay for them and eavesdrop.
"I'm going into the office, and if it is Miss Cornelia I warn you that I'll eavesdrop," said Gilbert.
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