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Arabic translation: المتلصص

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16:01 Mar 9, 2020
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English term or phrase: curtain-twitcher
Definition from Oxford dictionary:
n. colloquial (chiefly British) a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour.

Example sentence(s):
  • But now, thanks to the internet, the nation’s curtain-twitchers have new methods of snooping on those living closest to them. MailOnline
  • Note to curtain-twitchers: if you really want to know what’s going on, knock on the door. EveningStandard
  • Charlotte Edwardes: An attempted break-in has turned me into an online curtain-twitcher — I’m seeing my ’hood in a new light. EveningStandard
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Arabic translation:المتلصص
Definition:
المتلصص هو المتجسَّس، والتسمَّع خفية :مثال تلصَّص علينا من وراء النَّافذة ، - تلصَّص على جيرانه، وهو مسترق/مختلس النظر والمتطفل الذي يحاول الاطلاع على شؤون الآخرين. وقد يجوز استخدام كلمة "البصّاص" رغم أنها تقيد النَظَر بتَحْديق وتدقيق، لاستطلاع حقيقة ما تراءى للشخص.
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المتلصص


Definition from own experience or research:
المتلصص هو المتجسَّس، والتسمَّع خفية :مثال تلصَّص علينا من وراء النَّافذة ، - تلصَّص على جيرانه، وهو مسترق/مختلس النظر والمتطفل الذي يحاول الاطلاع على شؤون الآخرين. وقد يجوز استخدام كلمة "البصّاص" رغم أنها تقيد النَظَر بتَحْديق وتدقيق، لاستطلاع حقيقة ما تراءى للشخص.

Example sentence(s):
  • المتلصص: ثلاثين عاماً يتلصص على نزلاء فندقه - كابوس  
  • أشخاص عليك تجنب الجلوس بجانبهم في الطائرة : المتلصص - سواليف  
Abdulbary Hreiz
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