eavesdropper

Spanish translation: escucha secreta

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English term or phrase:eavesdropper
Spanish translation:escucha secreta
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar

17:15 Sep 2, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: eavesdropper
Are you afraid of unsolicited eavesdroppers, data theft or spam calls?
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escucha secreta
Explanation:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 08:04
Grading comment
Lo modifiqué un poco, gracias :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4escucha secreta
Rafael Molina Pulgar
3 +5fisgones
Bárbara Oliver
5escucha a escondidas
Emilio Schulder
4Vida-ajena
rpcarnell
4intruso
Fernanda Díaz


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
escucha secreta


Explanation:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 122
Grading comment
Lo modifiqué un poco, gracias :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
1 min
  -> Gracias, Yaotl.

agree  MPGS: :)
4 mins
  -> Gracias, colega.

agree  jacana54 (X)
5 mins
  -> Gracias, Lucía.

agree  Laura D: perfect for me!
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Laura.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
fisgones


Explanation:
eavesdropper ['ɪ:vzdrɒpəʳ] nombre fisgón,-ona, oyente furtivo


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Note added at 3 mins (2009-09-02 17:19:30 GMT)
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escuchar algo a escondidas
escuchar algo a hurtadillas


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=eav...
Bárbara Oliver
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield
12 mins
  -> Thank you Margaret.

agree  Monique Rojkind
28 mins
  -> Thank you Monique.

agree  Liliana Galiano
32 mins
  -> Gracias Multitran.

agree  Marsha Wilkie
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Marsha.

agree  Jairo Payan: https://dle.rae.es/husmear Creo que se debe expresar no como un concepto sino como un adjetivo de una persona
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Vida-ajena


Explanation:
Asi es como lo diriamos aqui en Panama para una persona que escucha lo que no le interesa.

rpcarnell
Panama
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intruso


Explanation:
eavesdropper = persona que escucha a escondidas, persona que escucha en secreto

eavesdropping se suele utilizar como intercepción de mensajes.
espero que te sirva de ayuda


    Reference: http://www.ruc.dk/cuid/publikationer/publikationer/XVI-SRK-P...
Fernanda Díaz
Argentina
Local time: 11:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
escucha a escondidas


Explanation:
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Emilio Schulder
Chile
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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