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eavesdrop

/ˈiːvzdrɒp/

/ˈivzdrɑp/

eavesdropverb

eavesdropped

Past Simple

eavesdropped

Past Participle

eavesdropping

Gerund

/ˈiːvzdrɒp/

/ˈivzdrɑp/

Translations

écouter aux portesSens courant, souvent idiomatique.

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

Elle a décidé d’écouter aux portes la conversation pour découvrir ce qu’ils avaient prévu.

Additional translations

épierSens plus général; implique une observation ou une écoute discrète.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

listen in

eavesdropnoun

eavesdrops

/ˈiːvz.drɒp/

/ˈivz.drɑp/

Translations

égout du toitArchitecture.

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

Des récupérateurs d’eau étaient placés à l’égout du toit pour recueillir l’eau ruisselant du toit.

Additional translations

ligne de goutteArchitecture; terme technique pour la limite d’écoulement de l’eau sous l’avancée du toit.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms