lurk

se tapir, être aux aguets

Rester caché quelque part, souvent en attendant de faire quelque chose de mal ou de nuisible.

En anglais simple : To stay hidden somewhere, often while waiting to do something wrong or harmful.

• A man lurked in the doorway.
• Why are you lurking outside my house?
• The thief had lurked in the shadows until everyone left.

Comment l'utiliser : lurk in/behind/near something (Someone was lurking behind the trees.)

Synonymes : hide, lie in wait, skulk

Expressions courantes : lurk in shadows, lurk behind something, lurk outside something

lire sans participer

Lire une discussion en ligne sans écrire de messages ni signaler sa présence.

En anglais simple : To read an online discussion without writing messages or letting others know you are there.

• I mostly lurk in the chat.
• He lurked on the forum for months before posting.
• Do you join discussions or just lurk?

Comment l'utiliser : lurk on a forum (I lurked on the forum before joining the discussion.); lurk in a chat (She likes to lurk in the group chat.)

Expressions courantes : lurk online, lurk on forums, lurk in chat