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be snooping

[/biː ˈsnuːpɪŋ/]
verb phrase
estar bisbilhotando
1. to be secretly looking around or searching through someone else's private matters without permission
Stop be snooping around in my personal files!
Pare de estar bisbilhotando nos meus arquivos pessoais!
2. to be engaged in curious investigation of other people's affairs
The detective was be snooping through the suspect's house.
O detetive estava bisbilhotando pela casa do suspeito.
NYC Slang
be nosing around / be all up in someone's business
Synonyms
be pryingbe nosing aroundbe poking aroundbe spyingbe eavesdropping
Antonyms
be respecting privacybe minding one's business

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar bisbilhotando
most common usage
Brazil
estar metendo o nariz
colloquial alternative meaning 'sticking one's nose in'
Portugal
estar a bisbilhotar
similar to Brazilian but with different verb conjugation
Portugal
estar a mexericar
colloquial alternative

Related Idioms & Phrases

stick one's nose in someone's business - meter o nariz nos negócios de alguém
poke one's nose around - mexer o nariz por aqui
nose around - bisbilhotar por aí
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