eavesdrop
transitive verb
guichar
EN He then wheeled his flight up to the royal palace, which stood on a rocky summit of Toledo, and went prowling about its terraces and battlements, eavesdropping at every cranny, and glaring in with his big goggling eyes at every window where there was a light, so as to throw two or three maids of honor into fits.
GL Logo rolou deica o palacio real, que ficaba no penedoso curuto de Toledo, e andou á espreita polas solainas e mailas ameas, guichando por tódalas gretas e faiscando cos seus grandes ollos regalados en cada fiestra onde houbese unha luz, conseguindo provocar ataques de nervios a dúas ou tres donas de honra.
Fonte: ALH (722)
asexar
EN Jorge Wagensberg eavesdrops on visitors to the science museum he runs in Barcelona.
GL Jorge Wagensberg asexa o público que visita o Museo da Ciencia que dirixe en Barcelona.
Fonte: C22 (761)
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