snoop

ficcanasare, curiosare

Cercare di nascosto informazioni sulla vita privata o sulle cose di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: snoop on someone (My neighbour keeps snooping on us.); snoop through something (He snooped through her private letters.)

Sinonimi: pry, spy, nose around

Espressioni comuni: snoop around, snoop on someone, snoop through something

muoversi furtivamente

Muoversi o agire di nascosto per non farsi notare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sneak, skulk

Espressioni comuni: snoop around, snoop past someone

ficcanaso, impiccione

Persona che cerca di nascosto informazioni sulla vita privata o sulle cose altrui.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: busybody, prying person

Espressioni comuni: a nosy snoop, a little snoop, an office snoop

sbirciatina

Un’occasione in cui si guarda di nascosto in giro o si esaminano le cose private di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: look around, nose around

Espressioni comuni: have a snoop, a quick snoop, a snoop around

investigatore privato

Persona pagata per indagare di nascosto su persone o fatti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: private detective, private investigator

Espressioni comuni: hire a snoop, a private snoop, a professional snoop