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15:55 Mar 9, 2020
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Cinema, Film, TV, Drama, General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters, Poetry & Literature, Media / Multimedia
English term or phrase: curtain-twitcher
Definition from Oxford dictionary:
n. colloquial (chiefly British) a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour.

Example sentence(s):
  • But now, thanks to the internet, the nation’s curtain-twitchers have new methods of snooping on those living closest to them. MailOnline
  • Note to curtain-twitchers: if you really want to know what’s going on, knock on the door. EveningStandard
  • Charlotte Edwardes: An attempted break-in has turned me into an online curtain-twitcher — I’m seeing my ’hood in a new light. EveningStandard
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4pozerať spoza záclony
Nina Varon


  

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pozerať spoza záclony


Definition from Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného úst:
Pozerať spoza záclony znamená sledovať niekoho alebo niečo nepozorovane, s úmyslom niečo zistiť a pritom nebyť odhalený.


špehovať, sledovať, snoriť, obkukávať (spoza záclon)

Example sentence(s):
  • Dvakrát poznamenal, že ak bude zvolená, jej partner "bude pozerať len spoza záclony..." - Pluska  
  • Idem spať, no ešte sa zadívam na mesto a uvažujem, koľko ľudí asi tak na niekoho čaká. Niekto po svetle, niekto po tme. Len tak nenápadne. Spoza záclon... - blog  
  • ..., pričom si od hlavy po päty premeriaval krásnu blondínu, ktorú dosiaľ očumoval len z diaľky, spoza záclon. - book on Google  

Explanation:
Existuje množstvo synoným a odtieňov v závislosti od typu textu, cieleného zámeru, atď.
Nina Varon
United States
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
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