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overhearing

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/

Traduzioni

overhearingnoun
overhearings
pl
écoute indiscrèteSens de l’action d’écouter une conversation sans y être invité.
Her overhearing of the secret conversation led to unexpected consequences.
Son écoute indiscrète de la conversation secrète a eu des conséquences inattendues.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
audition involontaireSens plus littéral : fait d’entendre quelque chose par hasard, sans le vouloir.
Sinonimi
eavesdropping
snooping
snoop
overhearing
listening in
overhearinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective describing someone or something that is overhearing.
écoutantEmployé pour une personne qui écoute une conversation sans y être conviée.
The overhearing tourist pretended to be absorbed in her book.
La touriste écoutant a fait semblant d’être absorbée dans son livre.
Sinonimi
eavesdropping
listening in
snooping
prying
surreptitious listening
secretly listening
stealthy listening
overhearverb

overhearing

Gerund

overheard
Past Simple
overheard
Past Participle
overhearing
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/
entendrepar inadvertance, sans le vouloir
I happened to overhear their conversation while I was waiting in line.
J'ai entendu leur conversation par hasard pendant que j'attendais dans la file.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
écouter aux portessens de l'écoute indiscrète, intentionnelle
Sinonimi
listen in
hear by chance
catch
overlisten
eavesdrop

Definizioni

overhearingnoun
The act of unintentionally hearing something that was not meant for one's ears.
Her overhearing of the secret conversation led to unexpected consequences.
A particular instance or occasion of listening in on a conversation.
The report documented several overhearings of inmate phone calls.
overhearinggerund / present participle
Engaged in the act of intentionally or unintentionally listening to a conversation not intended for one.
The overhearing tourist pretended to be absorbed in her book.
overhearverb
To hear something without the speaker's intention or knowledge, often by accident.
I happened to overhear their conversation while I was waiting in line.
To deliberately listen secretly to a conversation not meant for one, to eavesdrop.
She would sometimes sit on the stairs to overhear what her parents were discussing.
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