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peek  (pk)

intr.v. peeked, peek·ing, peeks

1. To glance quickly.

2. To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.

3. To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding: Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow.

n.

A brief or furtive look.

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[Middle English piken, perhaps alteration of Middle Dutch kieken, variant of kken.]

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peek [piːk]

vb

(intr) to glance quickly or furtively; peep

n

a quick or furtive glance

[C14 pike, related to Middle Dutch kiken to peek]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peek - a secret look                         peep 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.	peek - throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" glance, glint 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!"

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peek

verb

glance, look, peer, spy, take a look, peep, eyeball (slang), sneak a look, keek (Scot.), snatch a glimpse, take or have a gander (informal) She peeked at him through a crack in the wall.

noun

glance, look, glimpse, blink, peep, butcher's (Brit. slang), gander (informal), look-see (slang), shufti (Brit. slang), keek (Scot.) I had a quick peek into the bedroom.

Translations

peek [piːk]

A. N → ojeada f, miradita f, mirada f furtiva
to take or have a peek at → echar una ojeada or miradita a; (furtively) → echar una mirada furtiva a, mirar a hurtadillas

B. VI (= glance) → echar una ojeada or miradita; (furtively) → mirar(a hurtadillas)
no peeking! → ¡sin mirar!
I opened the door a crack and peeked in/out → abrí la puerta un poquito y miré(a hurtadillas)

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peek [ˈpiːk]

n
to have a peek at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil à qn/qch
to take a peek at sb/sth (trying not to be noticed) → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch

vi
No peeking! → On ne regarde pas!
to peek at sb/sth → jeter un coup d'œil furtif à qn/qch

peek over

vt fus [+ fence, wall] → jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus

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peek

n → kurzer Blick; (furtive, from under blindfold etc) → verstohlener Blick; to take or have a peek → kurz/verstohlen gucken (at nach); may I just have a peek? → darf ich mal kurz sehen or gucken?; to get a peek at somebody/something → jdn/etw kurz zu sehen bekommen

vi → gucken (at nach)

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peek [piːk]

1. n → sbirciatina
to take or have a peek at → dare una sbirciatina a

2. vi → sbirciare

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peek [piːk]

1. n → sbirciatina
to take or have a peek at → dare una sbirciatina a

2. vi → sbirciare

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peek

v peek [piːk]

to look, especially quickly and in secret He opened the door slightly and peeked out; Cover your eyes and don't peek. loer يَخْتَلِس النَّظَر надничам (vy)kouknout, juknout smugkigge gucken κρυφοκοιτάζω echar un vistazo; mirar a hurtadillas piiluma نظر افکندن vilkaista jeter un coup d'oeil (furtif) (à) לְהַצִיץ ב- झांकना viriti kukucskál mengintip gægjast, kíkja sbirciare のぞく 살짝 엿보다 pažvelgti, žvilgčioti, dirstelėti, dirsčioti slepus paskatīties, palūrēt mengintai gluren kikke, titte zerkać espreitar a trage cu coada ochiului взглянуть; подсматривать (vy)kuknúť, nazrieť kukati viriti kika, glutta แอบดู gizlice bakmak 偷看 виглядати; зиркати جھانکنا liếc trộm 偷看

n

a quick look Take a peek through the window. loer نَظْرَه مُخْتَلَسَه назъртане rychlý pohled blik flüchtiger Blick γρήγορη ματιά vistazo, ojeada pilguheit نگاه تند و پنهانی vilkaisu coup d'oeil (furtif) הֲצָצָה झांकी proviriti kandikálás pandangan cepat augnagot sbirciatina のぞき見 엿보기 žvilgsnis vogčiomis, dirstelėjimas ieskatīšanās, acu uzmetiens menengok sepintas lalu kijkje titt, kikk zerknięcie olhadela privire pe furiş быстрый взгляд nazretie bežen pogled virenje titt การแอบดู gizlice bakma 偷看 погляд крадькома; швидкий погляд سرسري نظر liếc trộm 偷看