abhören — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bugging noun The act of secretly planting listening or recording devices to spy on someone.
- eavesdrop verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
- eavesdropping noun The act of secretly listening to a conversation that isn't meant for you.
- monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
- tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
Senses
abhören is used for these senses in English:
- auscultate (transitive) To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
- auscultation (medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
- bugging Electronic surveillance.
- eavesdropping (telecommunication) The interception of electronic communication.
- eavesdropping Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
- monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
- tap A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
- tap (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]
bugging — full definition
- noun The act of secretly planting listening or recording devices to spy on someone.
- verb Annoying or pestering someone (present participle of "bug").
eavesdrop — full definition
- verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
- noun The narrow strip of ground around a house where rainwater drips off the roof.