English-Finnish translations for eavesdrop

räystäänalunen
salakuunnellaEmme vaadi sellaista avoimuutta, joka antaisi meille mahdollisuuden salakuunnella, mistä ministerit keskustelevat kollegoidensa kanssa työhuoneissaan tai ennen neuvoston kokouksia. We are not demanding the sort of openness that would enable us to eavesdrop on what ministers discuss with colleagues in their offices, or ahead of Council meetings.

To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in
To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building

I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.

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