fisgonear

v.

1 to pry (informal).

2 to snoop, to poke around, to poke about, to nose around.

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fisgonear

► verbo transitivo

1 to pry, snoop

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verbo intransitivo (fam) to nose around (colloq)

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= poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex. Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex. He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex. The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

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verbo intransitivo (fam) to nose around (colloq)

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= poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

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fisgonear [A1 ]

vi

(fam); to nose o poke around (colloq)

lo encontré fisgoneando en mi armario I found him poking o nosing around in my wardrobe

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fisgonear (conjugate fisgonear) verbo intransitivo (fam) to nose around (colloq)
fisgonear verbo intransitivo to snoop, pry
'fisgonear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curiosear
- husmear
English:
nose about
- nose around
- poke about
- poke around
- pry
- rubberneck
- snoop
- poke

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fisgonear vi

Fam to pry, to nose around;

estaba fisgoneando por el ojo de la cerradura he was spying through the keyhole

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fisgonear

v/i fam

snoop around fam

(en in)

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fisgonear vi

: to snoop, to pry

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fisgonear vb to snoop