peephole
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can…A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
» Tom looked through the peephole before opening the door.
Tom sah durch den Türspion, ehe er öffnete.
Прежде чем открыть дверь, Том посмотрел в замочную скважину.
Перш ніж відчинити двері, Том подивився у замкову щілину.
Meaning
1 sensesA small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
Spion, Türspion
глазо́кglazók, смотрово́е отве́рстиеsmotrovóje otvérstije, смотрова́я щельsmotrovája ščelʹ
ві́чкоvíčko
a hole (in a door or an oven etc.) through which you can peep
Examples
21 sentencesTom looked through the peephole before opening the door.
Перш ніж відчинити двері, Том подивився у замкову щілину.
ruПрежде чем открыть дверь, Том посмотрел в замочную скважину.
deTom sah durch den Türspion, ehe er öffnete.
Tom looked through the peephole in the door.
deTom blickte durch den Türspion.
Tom looked through the peephole.
deTom sah durch den Türspion.
Tom peeked out the peephole.
Lorenzo can see through the peephole.
Translations
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Origin
From peep + hole.From peep + hole.
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