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Hungarian translation: függöny mögül leskelődő

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15:56 Mar 9, 2020
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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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Hungarian translation:függöny mögül leskelődő
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Attila Bielik
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4 +2függöny mögül leskelődő
Attila Bielik
4 -1kukkoló
Virág-Lilla Rácz


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
kukkoló


Definition from 5perc Angol:
A kukkoló ez esetben nem más, mint a függöny mögül leskelődő szomszéd.

Example sentence(s):
  • He's obsessed with anything that happens on this street. He's a bloody curtain twitcher. – Mániákusan érdekli minden, ami ebben az utcában történik. Hülye kukkoló! - 2perc Angol  
Virág-Lilla Rácz
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  Erzsébet Czopyk: a leskelődés és a kukkolás nem ugyanaz
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
függöny mögül leskelődő


Definition from Arnhem: A hidakért vívott csata, 1944:
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Attila Bielik
Hungary
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Erzsébet Czopyk
11 hrs
  -> köszönöm

Yes  Karoly Toth
1 day 11 hrs
  -> köszönöm
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