earwigging

[US]/ˈɪəwɪɡɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈɪrˌwɪɡɪŋ/

Translation

vt. at aflytte eller lytte hemmeligt
n. skældud eller irettesættelse

Phrases & Collocations

earwigging someone

at lytte til andres samtaler

earwigging in class

at lytte til andres samtaler i klassen

earwigging conversations

at lytte til andres samtaler

earwigging the gossip

at lytte til sladder

earwigging at work

at lytte til andres samtaler på arbejdet

earwigging for information

at lytte til andres samtaler for at få information

earwigging during meetings

at lytte til andres samtaler under møder

earwigging neighbors

at lytte til naboernes samtaler

earwigging with intent

at lytte til andres samtaler med vilje

Example Sentences

she was earwigging on their conversation without them noticing.

Hun lyttede uden at blive opdaget til deres samtale.

he caught her earwigging when she thought he wasn't looking.

Han opdagede hende, da hun troede, at han ikke kiggede.

earwigging can lead to misunderstandings if you misinterpret what you hear.

Øresygte kan føre til misforståelser, hvis du misforstår, hvad du hører.

they were earwigging on the meeting from the hallway.

De lyttede til mødet fra gangen.

she didn't mean to be earwigging; she was just passing by.

Hun mente ikke at lytte; hun var bare ved at gå forbi.

he was earwigging on the gossip about the new manager.

Han lyttede til sladderen om den nye leder.

earwigging can be tempting, especially when secrets are involved.

Øresygte kan være fristende, især når der er involveret hemmeligheder.

she felt guilty for earwigging on her friends' private chat.

Hun følte sig skyldig for at lytte til sine venners private chat.

he often found himself earwigging on the office gossip.

Han fandt ofte sig selv lytte til kontorsladderen.

they were caught earwigging and had to apologize.

De blev opdaget i at lytte og måtte undskylde.

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