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подслу́шивать — meaning in English

podslushivat

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English meaning

  • eavesdrop verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
  • overhear verb To hear something by chance that was not meant for one's ears.

Senses

подслу́шивать is used for these senses in English:

  • overhear (ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

eavesdrop — full definition

  1. verb To secretly listen in on a conversation you were not meant to hear.
  2. noun The narrow strip of ground around a house where rainwater drips off the roof.
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