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snoop  (snp)

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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snooper n.

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snoop [snuːp] Informal

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

[from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively]

snoopy  adj

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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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

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snoop

v snoop [snuːp]

(often witharoundorinto) 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 strkat nos snuse herumschnüffeln κατασκοπεύω, χώνω τη μύτη μου fisgar, fisgonear, curiosear, entrometerse nuhkima سر و گوش آب دادن nuuskia 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 rondneuzen snuse rundt, spionere węszyć, wtykać nos 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