snoop

fouiner, espionner

Chercher discrètement des informations sur la vie privée ou les affaires de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : snoop on someone (My neighbour keeps snooping on us.); snoop through something (He snooped through her private letters.)

Synonymes : pry, spy, nose around

Expressions courantes : snoop around, snoop on someone, snoop through something

se faufiler

Se déplacer ou agir en cachette pour ne pas se faire remarquer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : sneak, skulk

Expressions courantes : snoop around, snoop past someone

fouineur, indiscret

Personne qui cherche en cachette à connaître la vie privée ou les affaires des autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : busybody, prying person

Expressions courantes : a nosy snoop, a little snoop, an office snoop

fouinage

Le fait de regarder en cachette autour de soi ou d’examiner les affaires personnelles de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : look around, nose around

Expressions courantes : have a snoop, a quick snoop, a snoop around

détective privé

Personne payée pour enquêter discrètement sur des personnes ou des événements.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : private detective, private investigator

Expressions courantes : hire a snoop, a private snoop, a professional snoop