peep

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pip/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pēp)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
peep n (quick, secretive look)vistazo nm
  miradita nf
 Henry's peep through the door showed him that the children were sleeping.
 Henry echó un vistazo por la puerta y vio que los niños estaban durmiendo.
peep n (bird sound: tweet)pío nm
 Neil was awoken by the bird's peeps from the tree outside his window.
 A Neil lo despertaron los píos de los pájaros del árbol fuera de su ventana.
a peep n informal (word, utterance)un pío expr
Note: Commonly used with negatives.
 I don't want to hear a peep out of you for the rest of the afternoon!
 ¡No quiero escuchar ni un pío por el resto de la tarde!
peep vi (look timidly, secretly)mirar con disimulo vi + loc adv
  mirar rápidamente vi + adv
 He peeped round the corner to see if they had driven off.
 Miró con disimulo a la vuelta de la esquina a ver si se habían ido.
peep into [sth] vi + prep (look inside quickly)mirar con disimulo vtr + loc adv
  mirar rápidamente vtr + loc adv
 I peeped into the room to see if the children were asleep.
 Margaret peeped inside the envelope.
 Miré con disimulo la habitación para ver si los niños ya se habían dormido.
 Margaret miró rápidamente el interior del sobre.
peep vi (look through an opening)mirar vi
 Dan peeped through a window to see if anyone was inside the house.
 Dan miró por una ventana para ver si había alguien en la casa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
peep n usually plural, slang (person)persona nf
  (joven)chico, chica nm, nf
 Tracy is so kind; she's one of my favourite peeps.
 Tracy es muy amable; es una de mis personas favoritas.
peep vi (appear)aparecer vi
  (figurado)asomarse v prnl
 The sun peeped over the mountains.
 El sol apareció por las montañas.
peep vi (make a high pitched sound)piar vi
 The bird was peeping in the tree outside.
 El pájaro estaba piando en el árbol de afuera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bo-peep n (game: peek-a-boo) (literal, infantil)taparse la cara y descubrirla expr
  (AR, coloquial)acá ta expr
bo-peep n AU, NZ (quick look)vistazo
peekaboo,
also UK: peekaboo,
peepo,
peep-bo,
peepbo
n
(hiding game for baby)cucú nm
  (MX)on ta bebé loc nom m
  (ES)cucú tras loc nom m
  (AR)donde tá loc nom m
 Mothers often play peekaboo with their babies.
 Las madres suelen jugar al cucú con sus hijos.
peep in vi + adv (look inside quickly)asomarse v prnl
  (AR, coloquial)pispear vi
 The baby was sleeping so we just peeped in.
 El bebé estaba durmiendo así que solamente nos asomamos.
peep out vi + prep informal (look out furtively)echar un vistazo loc verb
  asomarse v prnl
  otear vi
 The actor peeped out through the curtain to see how many people were in the audience.
 El actor echó un vistazo a través del telón para ver cuánta gente había.
  (AR, UY, informal)pispear vtr
 El actor pispeó a través del telón para ver cuánta gente había.
peep out at [sth/sb] v expr (look out furtively)asomarse v prnl
  (AR, UY, informal)pispear vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
peep out vi + adv informal (be just visible behind [sth])entreverse v pml
  asomarse v pml
  verse v prnl
  asomar la punta loc verb
 My underpants peep out through the hole in my trousers.
 Mi ropa interior se entrevé a través del agujero de mis pantalones.
peep show n (erotic film viewed through peephole) (ES, voz inglesa)peep show loc nom m
 It was hard to see the peep show: the glass peephole was totally misted up.
 Since it's so easy to watch pornographic DVDs at home, hardly anybody goes to peep shows these days.
 Fue difícil ver el peep show, la mirilla estaba totalmente velada. // Desde que es tan fácil ver pornografía en DVD en casa, casi nadie va a los peep shows estos días.
peep sight n (shooting)mirilla nf
peep toe n (open-toed footwear style)zapato de punta abierta grupo nom
peep-toe shoes npl (style of open-toed footwear)zapatos de punta abierta nmpl + loc adj
 I won't wear peep-toe shoes when it's raining because I don't want my toes to get wet.
 No uso zapatos de punta abierta cuando llueva porque no quiero mojarme los pies.
take a peep at [sth/sb] v expr (quickly look at)echar un vistazo a loc verb
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Collocations: went to a peep show, the [children, kids, students] aren't making a peep, didn't hear a peep out of the [children] all [day, night], more...

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