peeping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peeping in the English»French Dictionary

peeping Tom N inf

peeping Tom

voyeur m

I.peep [Brit piːp, Am pip] N

1. peep (look):

peep (quick)

coup m d'œil

to have a peep at sth

jeter un coup d'œil à qc

to have a peep at sth (furtively)

regarder qc à la dérobée

can I have a peep?

puis-je jeter un coup d'œil?

2. peep (noise):

peep (of chick)

pépiement m

peep (of mouse)

couinement m

peep (of car horn)

coup m de klaxon

there wasn't a peep out of him

il n'a pas pipé mot

one more peep out of you and…

je ne veux plus entendre un mot, sinon…

II.peep [Brit piːp, Am pip] VB intr

1. peep (look):

peep

jeter un coup d'œil (over par-dessus, through par)

to peep at sth/sb (gen)

jeter un coup d'œil à qc/qn

to peep at sth/sb (furtively)

regarder qc/qn furtivement

no peeping!

défense de regarder!

to peep round the door

passer la tête dans l'entrebâillement de la porte

2. peep liter:

daylight was peeping through the curtains

le jour filtrait à travers les rideaux

3. peep (make noise):

peep chick:

pépier

peep mouse:

couiner

peep car horn:

klaxonner

III.peep [Brit piːp, Am pip]

at the peep of day

aux premiers feux du jour

peep out VB [Brit piːp -, Am pip -]

peep out person, animal:

se montrer, apparaître

peep out gun, hanky:

dépasser

she peeped out from behind the curtains

elle épiait de derrière les rideaux

the sun peeped out from behind the clouds

le soleil est apparu derrière les nuages

to peep out of gun, hanky, pencil: bag, pocket

dépasser de

peep show [Brit, Am ˈpip ˌʃoʊ] N

peep show

peep-show m

peep-toe shoe N

peep-toe shoe

chaussure f à bout ouvert

Translations for peeping in the French»English Dictionary

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poindre soleil:

to peep through

poindre plante:

to peep through, to come up

pointer son museau animal:

to peep out

montrer le bout de son ou du nez soleil:

to peep through

montrer le bout de l'oreille (être vu) animal:

to peep out

peeping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peeping in the English»French Dictionary

I.peep¹ [pi:p] N

1. peep (answer, utterance):

peep

bruit m

not to raise a peep

ne pas souffler mot

to not give a peep

ne pas broncher inf

one more peep out of you

encore un mot

we didn't hear a peep from him

il n'a pas émis le moindre son

2. peep (tiny bird sound):

peep

pépiement m

to make a peep

pépier

II.peep¹ [pi:p] VB intr

peep

pépier

I.peep² [pi:p] N

peep

coup m d'œil

to have a peep at sth

regarder furtivement qc

to get a peep at sth

voir qc rapidement

a peep of light

un rayon de lumière

with the first peep of spring

avec les premiers signes du printemps

II.peep² [pi:p] VB intr

1. peep (look quickly, look secretly):

to peep at sb/sth

jeter un coup d'œil sur qn/qc

to peep into/through sth

jeter un coup d'œil à l'intérieur de/à travers qc

2. peep (appear, come partly out):

peep

sortir

peeping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

not to raise a peep

ne pas souffler mot

to not give a peep

ne pas broncher inf

one more peep out of you

encore un mot

we didn't hear a peep from him

il n'a pas émis le moindre son

to make a peep

pépier

to have a peep at sth

regarder furtivement qc

to get a peep at sth

voir qc rapidement

with the first peep of spring

avec les premiers signes du printemps

to peep at sb/sth

jeter un coup d'œil sur qn/qc

to peep into/through sth

jeter un coup d'œil à l'intérieur de/à travers qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Jack exhibits elements of a peeping tom, but one who works with sound instead of image.

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Before hatching, the hen can hear the chicks peeping inside the eggs, and will gently cluck to stimulate them to break out of their shells.

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The scene was almost bucolic, with the sun peeping from behind the billowy clouds.

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It is the action of a peeping tom.

metro.co.uk

The police find him in her apartment and arrest him, believing he is a peeping tom.

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Thankful that the bird is finally gone, the two soon hear peeping coming from inside his facial hair, and discover three small baby birds.

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That's where the consenting adult bit comes in and whether the government has any right to be peeping into the bedrooms of consenting adults.

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Nouns for people who are associated with intrusive behavior include gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot.

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The student plays peeping tom to the two and every night looks through a hole in his floorboard.

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He was known as a peeping tom, with one neighbour recounting how he would prowl around at night, looking in people's windows.

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