snoop

snoop
snu:p
verb
((often with around or into) to make secretive investigations into things that do not concern oneself: She's always snooping into other people's business.) fisgar, fisgonear, curiosear, entrometerse
snoop vb fisgar / fisgonear
snoop
tr[snʊːp]
intransitive verb
1 (search, investigate) husmear, fisgar, fisgonear, curiosear
2 (pry) entrometerse, meterse (into, en)
noun
1 (person) fisgón,-ona
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to have a snoop about/around husmear, fisgonear, curiosear
snoop ['snu:p] vi
: husmear, curiosear
snoop n
: fisgón m, -gona f
snoop
n.
• fisgón, -ona s.m.,f.
v.
• curiosear v.
• fisgar v.
• fisgonear v.
• ventear v.

I snuːp
intransitive verb (colloq) husmear, fisgonear

II
noun (colloq) (no pl)

he had a good snoop around while you were out — estuvo husmeando or curioseando or fisgoneando por ahí mientras no estabas

[snuːp]
1. N
1) (=person) fisgón(-ona) m / f
2) (=act)

to have a snoop round — fisgar, fisgonear

I had a snoop round the kitchen — estuve fisgando or fisgoneando or husmeando por la cocina

2.
VI (also: snoop about, snoop around) (=pry) fisgar, fisgonear; (=interfere) entrometerse

if he comes snooping around here ... — si viene fisgando or fisgoneando por aquí ...

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I [snuːp]
intransitive verb (colloq) husmear, fisgonear

II
noun (colloq) (no pl)

he had a good snoop around while you were out — estuvo husmeando or curioseando or fisgoneando por ahí mientras no estabas


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