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| eavesdrop vi | (listen secretly) | a trage cu urechea loc.vb. |
| | I didn't intend to eavesdrop but they were talking just outside my door. |
| eavesdrop on sb/sth vi + prep | (listen secretly to) | a trage cu urechea loc.vb. |
| | How did you know that? Were you eavesdropping on my phone call? |
| eavesdropper n | (listens to private conversation) | persoană care trage cu urechea s.f. |
| | Marcia always likes to know what other people think, so she's a frequent eavesdropper. |
| eavesdropping n | (listening surreptitiously) | tras cu urechea s.n. |
| | Do you think my mother knows about my eavesdropping last night while she was on the phone? |
hearken to sth,
harken to sth vi + prep | archaic, literary (listen to, pay attention to) | a da ascultare, a pleca urechea la loc.vb. |
| | | a ține cont de, a ține seama de loc.vb. |
| | Had I but hearkened to my mother's counsel, I should not now find myself in this wretched condition. |
| lend an ear v expr | figurative, dated (listen to sb) | a pleca urechea loc.vb. |
| | | a fi dispus să asculte expr. |
| | When I need someone to talk to, Patricia is always willing to lend an ear. |
| listen for sth/sb vi + prep | (try to hear) | a ciuli urechea la expr.vb. |
| | They listened for any sounds coming from the mine. |
| | Ei au ciulit urechea să audă sunete dinspre mină. |
| listen in vi phrasal | (eavesdrop, listen secretly) | a trage cu urechea expr.vb. |
| | We were looking for somewhere we could talk privately, without anyone listening in. |
| listener n | (eavesdropper) | persoană care trage cu urechea expr. |
| | The listener overheard whispers coming from his coworker's office. |