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snoop
(sno͞op)intr.v. snooped, snoop·ing, snoops
To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.
n.
One who snoops.
[Dutch snoepen, to eat on the sly.]
snoop′er n.
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snoop
(snuːp)vb
(intr; often foll by about or around) to pry into the private business of others
n
1. a person who pries into the business of others
2. an act or instance of snooping
[C19: from Dutch snoepen to eat furtively]
ˈsnoopy adj
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snoop
(snup)v.i. Informal.
1. to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
n. 2. an act or instance of snooping.
3. Also, snoop′er. a person who snoops.
[1825–35, Amer.; < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly]
snoop′y, adj.
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snoop
- From Dutch snoepen, "eat on the sly," it first meant "steal and eat in a clandestine manner."See also related terms for steal.
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snoop
Past participle: snooped
Gerund: snooping
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| Noun | 1. |  snoop - a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of otherseavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" |
| Verb | 1. | snoop - watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
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snoop
verb
1. investigate, explore, have a good look at, prowl around, nose around, peer into He's been snooping around her hotel.
2. spy, poke your nose in, nose, interfere, pry (informal) Governments have been known to snoop into innocent citizens' lives.
noun
1. look, search, nose, prowl, investigation He had a snoop around.
2. spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent, undercover agent, mole, foreign agent, fifth columnist, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) its own organization of snoops
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verbnoun
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Translations
يَدُسُّ أنْفَه في شُؤون غَيْرِه
strkat nos
snuse
snuîra
jaukties citu darīšanāsokšķerēt
burnunu sokmak
snoop
[snuːp]A. N
1. (= person) → fisgón/ona m/f
B. VI (also snoop about, snoop around) (= pry) → fisgar, fisgonear; (= interfere) → entrometerse
if he comes snooping around here → si viene fisgando or fisgoneando por aquí ...
if he comes snooping around here → si viene fisgando or fisgoneando por aquí ...
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snoop
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
snoop
[snuːp] (fam, pej)1. n (act) to have a snoop round → curiosare
2. vi (also snoop about, snoop around) → curiosare
to snoop into sb's affairs → ficcare il naso negli affari di qn
to snoop on sb → spiare qn
to snoop into sb's affairs → ficcare il naso negli affari di qn
to snoop on sb → spiare qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
snoop
(snuːp) verb (often with around or into) to make secretive investigations into things that do not concern oneself. She's always snooping into other people's business.
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