eavesdrop
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a houseThe dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
» I know I shouldn't have eavesdropped.
Ich weiß, daß ich nicht hätte lauschen dürfen. — Waldelfe
Я знаю, что мне не следовало подслушивать. — marafon
Я знаю, що мені не слід було підслуховувати. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
(countable, uncountable)The space around a house on which such water drips.
Traufe, Trauflinie
(countable)A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
lauschen
(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 sentencesI know I shouldn't have eavesdropped.
Я знаю, що мені не слід було підслуховувати. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что мне не следовало подслушивать. — marafon
deIch weiß, daß ich nicht hätte lauschen dürfen. — Waldelfe
I know that I shouldn't have eavesdropped.
Я знаю, що мені не слід було підслуховувати. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что мне не следовало подслушивать. — marafon
deIch weiß, daß ich nicht hätte lauschen dürfen. — Waldelfe
Tom is always eavesdropping.
Том завжди підслуховує. — deniko
ruТом всё время подслушивает. — marafon
deTom lauscht immer heimlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is eavesdropping.
Том підслуховує. — deniko
ruТом подслушивает. — paul_lingvo
I wasn't eavesdropping.
Я не підслуховував. — deniko
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standingFrom 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| Singular | eavesdrop |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.