snoop

schnüffeln, herumschnüffeln

Heimlich nach Informationen über das Privatleben oder die persönlichen Sachen anderer suchen.

In einfachem Englisch: To secretly look for information about someone's private life or belongings.

• Stop snooping in my room.
• She snooped through his phone while he slept.
• Were you snooping on your neighbours again?

So benutzt man es: snoop on someone (My neighbour keeps snooping on us.); snoop through something (He snooped through her private letters.)

Synonyme: pry, spy, nose around

Häufige Wendungen: snoop around, snoop on someone, snoop through something

schleichen

Sich heimlich bewegen oder verhalten, damit niemand einen bemerkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To move or behave in a sneaky way so that nobody notices you.

• He snooped past the guards unseen.
• They snooped around in the dark to avoid being noticed.
• She snooped through the corridor, keeping close to the shadows.

Synonyme: sneak, skulk

Häufige Wendungen: snoop around, snoop past someone

Schnüffler

Jemand, der heimlich etwas über das Privatleben oder die persönlichen Sachen anderer herausfinden will.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who secretly tries to find out about other people's private lives or belongings.

• Our neighbour is a snoop.
• Don't let that snoop near your private papers.
• The office snoops soon discovered who was leaving.

Synonyme: busybody, prying person

Häufige Wendungen: a nosy snoop, a little snoop, an office snoop

Schnüffelei

Ein heimliches Umsehen oder Durchsuchen der persönlichen Sachen eines anderen.

In einfachem Englisch: An occasion when you secretly look around or examine someone's private things.

• I had a quick snoop around.
• A snoop through his drawers revealed the missing keys.
• She went for a snoop while everyone was outside.

Synonyme: look around, nose around

Häufige Wendungen: have a snoop, a quick snoop, a snoop around

Privatdetektiv

Eine Person, die gegen Bezahlung heimlich Menschen oder Ereignisse untersucht.

In einfachem Englisch: A person paid to secretly investigate people or events.

• She hired a snoop.
• The snoop followed her husband for three days.
• Two private snoops gathered evidence for the client.

Synonyme: private detective, private investigator

Häufige Wendungen: hire a snoop, a private snoop, a professional snoop