English-Italian translations for eavesdrop

• sgocciolatoio
• ascoltare
  Le autorità americane hanno ammesso di ascoltare le comunicazioni delle imprese europee che partecipano ai grossi appalti perché dicono che queste fanno ricorso alla corruzione. The US agencies have admitted, for example, that they eavesdrop on European companies bidding for major foreign contracts, allegedly because these companies engage in bribery.
• origliare
  Considero inaccettabile che, da una parte, si consenta di origliare e, dall'altra, non si introduca alcuna salvaguardia contro tali pratiche. It is unacceptable, on the one hand, to allow eavesdropping and, on the other hand, not to establish any safeguards against these practices.
• sgocciolio

Definition of eavesdrop

• 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

Examples

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

Related words

• eavesdropping
• eavesdropped
• eavesdropper
• radio eavesdropping