overhearing

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/

Переводы

overhearingсуществительное
overhearings
множ.
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.
Дополнительные переводы
audition involontaireSens plus littéral : fait d’entendre quelque chose par hasard, sans le vouloir.
Синонимы
overhearingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
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.
Синонимы
listening in
surreptitious listening
secretly listening
stealthy listening
overhearглагол

overhearing

Герундий

overheard
Прошедшее простое время
overheard
Причастие прошедшего времени
overhearing
Герундий
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.
Дополнительные переводы
écouter aux portessens de l'écoute indiscrète, intentionnelle
Синонимы
listen in
hear by chance

Определения

overhearingсуществительное
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.
overhearingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
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.
overhearглагол
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.