snoop

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• /snuːp/
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• sno͞op
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• rhymes with -uːp
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• CMU ARPABET: S N UW1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: слухтене (sluhtene) — the act of snooping
• Bulgarian: подслушване (podslušvane) — the act of snooping
• Catalan: dotoreig — the act of snooping
• Finnish: nuuskiminen — the act of snooping
• Finnish: urkinta — the act of snooping
• French: enquête — the act of snooping
• French: investigation — the act of snooping
• German: Schnüffeln — the act of snooping
• Polish: węszenie — the act of snooping
• Russian: подсма́тривание (podsmátrivanije) — the act of snooping
• Russian: подгля́дывание (podgljádyvanije) — the act of snooping
• Russian: сле́жка (sléžka) — the act of snooping
• Spanish: husmear — the act of snooping
• Spanish: fisgar — the act of snooping
• Swedish: snokande — the act of snooping
• Turkish: araştırma — the act of snooping
• Catalan: dotor — one who snoops
• Finnish: nuuskija — one who snoops
• Finnish: urkkija — one who snoops
• French: fouine — one who snoops
• German: Schnüffler — one who snoops
• German: Schnüfflerin — one who snoops
• Polish: wścibska osoba — one who snoops
• Russian: стука́ч (stukáč) — one who snoops
• Russian: стука́чка (stukáčka) — one who snoops
• Russian: ище́йка (iščéjka) — one who snoops
• Turkish: araştırıcı — one who snoops
• Bulgarian: частен детектив (časten detektiv) — a private detective
• Finnish: yksityisetsivä — a private detective
• French: détective privé — a private detective
• German: Schnüffler — a private detective
• German: Privatdetektiv — a private detective
• Italian: segugio — a private detective
• Polish: szpicel — a private detective
• Russian: ча́стный детекти́в (částnyj dɛtɛktív) — a private detective
• Russian: детекти́в (dɛtɛktív) — a private detective
• Russian: сы́щик (sýščik) — a private detective
• Russian: сы́щица (sýščica) — a private detective
• Russian: ище́йка (iščéjka) — a private detective
• Spanish: detective — a private detective
• Swedish: snok — a private detective
• Turkish: hafiye — a private detective
• Finnish: hiippailla — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• French: espionner — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• German: spionieren — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Polish: myszkować — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Portuguese: bisbilhotar — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Russian: высле́живать (vysléživatʹ) — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Russian: вы́следить (výsleditʹ) — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Russian: выню́хивать (vynjúxivatʹ) — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Russian: вы́нюхать (výnjuxatʹ) — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Russian: шпио́нить (špiónitʹ) — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Turkish: ispiyonlamak — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Turkish: gizlice aramak — to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen
• Arabic: تَجَسَّسَ (tajassasa) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Bulgarian: слухтя (sluhtja) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Bulgarian: подслушвам (podslušvam) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Catalan: tafanejar — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Catalan: espiar — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Czech: čmuchat — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Czech: slídit — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Czech: šmejdit — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Finnish: nuuskia — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Finnish: urkkia — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• French: espionner — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• French: fouiner — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Galician: fisgar — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• German: spionieren — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• German: schnüffeln — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Māori: mahi huna — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Polish: węszyć — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Polish: szpiegować — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Portuguese: espionar — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Russian: высле́живать (vysléživatʹ) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Russian: вы́следить (výsleditʹ) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Russian: выню́хивать (vynjúxivatʹ) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Russian: вы́нюхать (výnjuxatʹ) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Russian: шпио́нить (špiónitʹ) — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Spanish: fisgonear — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Spanish: espiar — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Spanish: husmear — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Swedish: spionera — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Turkish: ispiyonlamak — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others
• Turkish: gizlice aramak — to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others