peep

peep
I [piːp]
nome (look)

to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a

II [piːp]
verbo intransitivo (look)

to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn

III [piːp]
nome (of chick) pigolio m.; (of mouse) squittio m.; (of car horn) colpo m. di clacson

there wasn't a peep out of him — non l'abbiamo sentito fiatare

one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e

IV [piːp]
verbo intransitivo [chick] pigolare; [mouse] squittire; [car horn] suonare
* * *
I 1. [pi:p] verb
1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.)
2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.)
2. noun
(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.)
II 1. [pi:p] verb
(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.)
2. noun
(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.)
* * *
I [piːp]
1. n
(of bird) squittio, (of chick) pigolio, (of whistle) trillo

we haven't heard a peep out of them fam — non hanno aperto bocca

2. vi
(bird) squittire, (whistle) trillare
II [piːp]
1. n
(Brit: look) sbirciata, sguardo furtivo

to take or have a peep (at sth) — dare una sbirciata (a qc)

he took a peep at his watch — ha dato un'occhiata all'orologio

2. vi

to peep at sth — sbirciare qc

she peeped to see what he was doing — ha dato un'occhiata per vedere cosa stava facendo

* * *
peep (1) /pi:p/
n.
1 pigolio
2 squittio
3 (infant.) suono di clacson; tutù (infant.)
4 (fam.) suono; parola.
peep (2) /pi:p/
n.
1 sguardo furtivo; occhiata; sbirciata: to take a peep at st., dare un'occhiata a qc.; to get a peep of st., intravedere qc.
2 veduta parziale; scorcio; vista fugace
3 primo apparire (dell'alba, della luce, ecc.)
peep-show, apparecchio nel quale si vedono foto o diapositive (anche erotiche) attraverso un foro provvisto di lente; (slang USA) spettacolo di spogliarello □ peep sight, diottra (d'arma da fuoco) □ (mil.) peep slot, feritoia □ at peep of dawn (o of day), allo spuntar del giorno; all'alba.
(to) peep (1) /pi:p/
v. i.
1 (d'uccelli) pigolare (anche fig.)
2 (di topi) squittire
3 (fam.) parlare; emettere un suono
4 (slang) cantare (fig.); soffiare, fare una soffiata; spifferare.
(to) peep (2) /pi:p/
v. i.
1 guardare furtivamente; sbirciare; spiare: to peep behind the scenes [under the bed], spiare dietro le quinte [sbirciare sotto il letto]; to peep into a room, sbirciare dentro una stanza; to peep at sb., spiare q.
2 (spesso to peep out) apparire a poco a poco; far capolino; spuntare: The sun peeped out, è spuntato il sole
3 (fig.: di qualità, ecc.) rivelarsi spontaneamente; scoprirsi
peeping Tom, guardone; voyeur.
* * *
I [piːp]
nome (look)

to have a peep at — dare un'occhiata a; (furtively) dare una sbirciatina a

II [piːp]
verbo intransitivo (look)

to peep at sth., sb. — lanciare uno sguardo o dare un'occhiata a qcs., qcn.; (furtively) sbirciare, spiare qcs., qcn

III [piːp]
nome (of chick) pigolio m.; (of mouse) squittio m.; (of car horn) colpo m. di clacson

there wasn't a peep out of him — non l'abbiamo sentito fiatare

one more peep out of you and... — prova a dire un'altra parola e

IV [piːp]
verbo intransitivo [chick] pigolare; [mouse] squittire; [car horn] suonare

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