fouiner

to snoop around, rummage around

f w i . n e
fouin to snoop around, rummage around + er Infinitive
verb Rare #39,115
to snoop around, rummage around
FR: Le chat aime fouiner dans les placards.
EN: The cat likes to snoop around in the cupboards.

Si on pouvait sortir d'ici et fouiner dans les rues, on trouverait le coupable.

If we could get out of here and poke around the streets, we'd find the culprit.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Elle détestait fouiner.

She hated snooping.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Pourquoi as-tu eu besoin d'aller fouiner?

Why did you need to go snooping around?

Fouiner, enquêter sur ses collègues.

To snoop, to investigate one's colleagues.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Arrête de fouiner ici.

Stop snooping around here.

J'emmènerai Lance pour fouiner.

I'll take Lance along to snoop around.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)