eavesdrop

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːvzdrɒp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈivzˌdrɑp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ēvz′drop′)

Inflections of 'eavesdrop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
eavesdrops
v 3rd person singular
eavesdropping
v pres p
eavesdropped
v past
eavesdropped
v past p
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eavesdrop⇒ vi (listen secretly)escuchar a escondidas loc verb
  escuchar disimuladamente loc verb
 I didn't intend to eavesdrop but they were talking just outside my door.
 No tuve la intención de escuchar a escondidas, pero estaban hablando justo afuera de mi puerta.
eavesdrop on [sb/sth] vi + prep (listen secretly to)escuchar a escondidas, escuchar disimuladamente loc verb
  escuchar a escondidas a, escuchar disimuladamente a loc verb
 How did you know that? Were you eavesdropping on my phone call?
 ¿Cómo te enteraste de eso? ¿Estabas escuchando mi conversación telefónica a escondidas?
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'eavesdrop' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
earwig - listen at the door - listen in
Spanish:
intentar escuchar

Collocations: quiet; I'm trying to eavesdrop, shouldn't eavesdrop, caught me eavesdropping, more...

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