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belauscht

eavesdrops on, listens in on

→ belauschen
be to act on or affect + lausch listen closely + t Present-tense or imperative ending; also marks past participles
verb · past tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #35,127
eavesdrops on, listens in on Implies listening secretly or without the other person's knowledge.
GE: Sie belauscht ihre Nachbarn.
EN: She eavesdrops on her neighbors.
Conjugation of belauschen
Past
belauscht
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second — belauscht
Third belauscht —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — belauscht

Hat dir Mami nicht beigebracht, dass man andere Leute nicht belauscht?

Didn't your mommy teach you not to eavesdrop on other people?

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

Er belauscht alle Gespräche.

He eavesdrops on all conversations.

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Ich habe die Lehrerinnen gestern Abend belauscht.

I overheard the teachers last night.

— Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen (1977)

Sie fürchteten, belauscht zu werden.

They were afraid of being overheard.

Du hast uns belauscht?

You were eavesdropping on us?

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Sie hatten Angst, belauscht zu werden.

They were afraid of being overheard.

Vielleicht belauscht Sookee uns.

Maybe Sookee is eavesdropping on us.

— Die Taschendiebin (2016)