espreitar

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) to peek at; to peer (to observe while hidden)
2. (intransitive) to lurk (to move about in hiding)
3. (transitive) to analyse; to examine (to inspect carefully or critically)

Conceptes

aguaitar

voltar

amagar-se

estar amagat

rondar

Sinònims

espiar

Traduccions

lurk

prowl

guetter

⌚

rondar

lauern

acechar

rôder

slink

lurch

eavesdrop

pry

skulk

peek

watch

⌚

lie in wait

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/is.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Old Galician-Portuguese espreitar, probably from Vulgar Latin *explicitāre, frequentative of explicāre.