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verbal noun of eavesdrop:
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verbal noun of eavesdrop:
The interception of electronic communication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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verbal noun of eavesdrop:
The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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present participle and gerund of eavesdrop
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English eavesdropping From eavesdrop + -ing.
Across languages
Translations 47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
تَنَصُّت
(tanaṣṣut)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Arabic :
اِسْتِرَاق سَمْع
(istirāq samʕ)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Chinese Mandarin :
竊聽 /窃听
(qiètīng)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Finnish :
salakuuntelu
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
German :
Lauschen
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
German :
Abhören
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Greek :
κρυφάκουσμα
(kryfákousma)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Greek :
λαθρακρόαση
(lathrakróasi)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Greek :
ωτακουστία
(otakoustía)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Hungarian :
hallgatózás
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Italian :
origliamento
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Italian :
l'origliare
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Italian :
ascolto di nascosto
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Japanese :
盗聴
(tōchō)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Korean :
엿듣다
(yeotdeutda)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Persian :
استراق سمع
(esterâq-e sam')
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Polish :
podsłuchiwanie
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Polish :
podsłuchanie
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Romanian :
trage cu urechea
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Russian :
подслу́шивание
(podslúšivanije)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Scottish Gaelic :
farchluais
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Serbo-Croatian :
prisluškivanje
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Serbo-Croatian :
прислушкивање
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Swedish :
tjuvlyssning
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Ukrainian :
підслухо́вування
(pidsluxóvuvannja)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Ukrainian :
підслу́хування
(pidslúxuvannja)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Ukrainian :
прослухо́вування
(prosluxóvuvannja)
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Unami :
kimsìtamëweokàn
— listening secretly to the private conversations of others
Arabic :
تَنَصُّت
(tanaṣṣut)
— interception of electronic communication
Chinese Mandarin :
竊聽 /窃听
(qiètīng)
— interception of electronic communication
Finnish :
salakuuntelu
— interception of electronic communication
French :
écoute clandestine
— interception of electronic communication
German :
Abhören
— interception of electronic communication
Italian :
intercettazione telefonica
— interception of electronic communication
Italian :
intercettazione comuncazioni
— interception of electronic communication
Japanese :
盗聴
(tōchō)
— interception of electronic communication
Korean :
도청
(docheong)
— interception of electronic communication
Persian :
استراق سمع
(esterâq-e sam')
— interception of electronic communication
Polish :
podsłuchiwanie
— interception of electronic communication
Polish :
podsłuch
— interception of electronic communication
Romanian :
interceptare
— interception of electronic communication
Russian :
подслу́шивание
(podslúšivanije)
— interception of electronic communication
Russian :
перехва́т
(perexvát)
— interception of electronic communication
Russian :
прослу́шка
(proslúška)
— interception of electronic communication
Serbo-Croatian :
prisluškivanje
— interception of electronic communication
Serbo-Croatian :
прислушкивање
— interception of electronic communication
Swedish :
avlyssning
— interception of electronic communication
