listen in

écouter aux portes, écouter en secret

Écouter en secret des conversations que les autres ne veulent pas qu'on entende.

En anglais simple : To secretly hear what other people are saying when they do not want you to hear.

• Stop listening in!
• He listened in from behind the door.
• Were the police listening in on their calls?

Comment l'utiliser : listen in on someone/something (Someone was listening in on our private call.)

Synonymes : eavesdrop, snoop

Expressions courantes : listen in on someone, listen in on something, secretly listen in

écouter sans participer

Écouter une conversation ou une discussion sans y prendre part.

En anglais simple : To hear a conversation or discussion without taking part in it.

• Can I listen in?
• She listened in on our meeting but said nothing.
• The students are listening in to learn how interviews work.

Comment l'utiliser : listen in on something (New staff can listen in on the discussion.)

Synonymes : listen

Expressions courantes : listen in on something, listen in quietly