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eavesdropped

UK
/ˈiːvzdrɒpt/
US
/ˈivzdrɑpt/
eavesdroppedpast participle
Used attributively to describe information or conversations that have been overheard clandestinely.
Traduzioni
interceptéSurtout pour une communication ou un appel obtenu par écoute clandestine.
The article was based on an eavesdropped phone call between the executives.
L'article était fondé sur un appel téléphonique intercepté entre les dirigeants.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
espionnéPlus général ; s'emploie pour une conversation ou des informations entendues en secret.
Definizioni
(of a conversation or information) obtained by secretly listening to people talking.
The article was based on an eavesdropped phone call between the executives.
eavesdropverb

eavesdropped

Past Simple

eavesdropped
Past Simple
eavesdropped
Past Participle
eavesdropping
Gerund
UK
/ˈiːvzdrɒp/
US
/ˈivzdrɑp/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
épierSens plus général; implique une observation ou une écoute discrète.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
listen in
pry
spy
snoop
overhear
eavesdropnoun
Definizioni
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.
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