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eavesdrop

/ˈiːvzdrɒp/

/ˈivzdrɑp/

Übersetzungen

eavesdropverb

eavesdropped

Präteritum

eavesdropped

Partizip Perfekt

eavesdropping

Gerundium

/ˈiːvzdrɒp/

/ˈivzdrɑp/

She decided to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Она решила подслушать их разговор.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Synonyme

listen in

eavesdropsubstantiv

eavesdrops

Pl.

/ˈiːvz.drɒp/

/ˈivz.drɑp/

Synonyme

eavesdropverb

To secretly listen to the private conversation of others without their knowledge.

She decided to eavesdrop on the conversation to find out what they were planning.

eavesdropsubstantiv

The strip of ground immediately beneath the eaves of a building where rainwater drips from the roof.

Rain barrels were set in the eavesdrop to catch the water coming off the roof.

A boundary line marking the area onto which water dripping from a roof’s eaves falls; the setback space beneath the eaves.

The medieval charter prohibited building within the eavesdrop of a neighbour’s cottage.