Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The space around a house on which such water drips.

    Traufe, Trauflinie

  3. (countable)A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.

    lauschen

  4. (countable)The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.

    Were you having a little eavesdrop on us last night?

Examples

34 sentences
  1. I know I shouldn't have eavesdropped.

    Я знаю, що мені не слід було підслуховувати.

    ruЯ знаю, что мне не следовало подслушивать.

    deIch weiß, daß ich nicht hätte lauschen dürfen.

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  2. I know that I shouldn't have eavesdropped.

    Я знаю, що мені не слід було підслуховувати.

    ruЯ знаю, что мне не следовало подслушивать.

    deIch weiß, daß ich nicht hätte lauschen dürfen.

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  3. Tom is always eavesdropping.

    Том завжди підслуховує.

    ruТом всё время подслушивает.

    deTom lauscht immer heimlich.

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  4. Tom is eavesdropping.

    Том підслуховує.

    ruТом подслушивает.

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  5. I wasn't eavesdropping.

    Я не підслуховував.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
space around a house on which such water drips:
concealed aperture through which an occupant can surreptitiously listen to people:

Origin

From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing

From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense.

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Forms

plural: eavesdrops
Singulareavesdrop
Pluraleavesdrops

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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