peek

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pēk)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
peek n (quick look)vistazo nm
  ojeada nf
 I just had a quick peek, but I don't think Julie was there.
 Acabo de echar un vistazo pero no creo que Julie esté ahí.
peek⇒ vi (take a secretive look)espiar⇒ vi
  echar un vistazo, dar un vistazo loc verb
 Close your eyes, count to ten while I'm hiding, and don't peek!
 Cierra los ojos, cuenta hasta diez mientras me escondo, ¡y no espíes!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
peek in vi + prep informal (look in quickly)echar una mirada, echar una miradita loc verb
 El bebé dormía así que sólo echamos una mirada por la ventana.
  dar un vistazo loc verb
 El bebé dormía así que sólo dimos un vistazo por la ventana.
  echar un vistazo vtr
 El bebé dormía así que sólo echamos un vistazo por la ventana.
  echar una ojeada loc verb
 El bebé dormía así que sólo echamos una ojeada por la ventana.
peek into [sth],
peek inside [sth] vi + prep		 informal (look in furtively)echar un vistazo loc verb
  echar un ojo loc verb
  espiar⇒ vtr
  asomarse⇒ v prnl
peek out vi + adv (look from behind [sth])asomarse⇒ v prnl
 A small grey mouse peeked out from the hole in the baseboard.
peek out vi + adv figurative (show slightly)asomar⇒ vi
peek over [sth] vi + prep (peer over top of)asomarse por encima de v prnl + loc prep
  mirar por encima de vi + loc prep
sneak a peek v expr (take a quick secretive look)echar un vistazo loc verb
sneak peek n informal (secret preview)adelanto nm
  anticipo nm
 The video game company is offering a sneak peek of their new game at the conference.
 La empresa de videojuegos hará un adelanto del juego nuevo en la conferencia.
take a peek v expr informal (look briefly, furtively)espiar⇒ vtr
  dar un vistazo loc verb
 Julia knew the food was ready on the table in the dining room, and couldn't resist taking a peek.
 Julia sabía que la comida estaba lista en la mesa del comedor y no pudo resistir espiar.
take a peek at [sth] v expr informal (look briefly, furtively)espiar⇒ vtr
  dar un vistazo a loc verb
 I want so badly to take a peek at my presents, but I'll wait till Christmas.
 Tengo muchas ganas de espiar mis regalos, pero voy a esperar hasta Navidad.
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'peek' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bo-peep - peer out
Spanish:
bichar - vistazo

Collocations: take a peek at this!, can I take a peek?, a sneak peek at the [movie, show, book], more...

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