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escutar tudo

[es-ku-TAR TU-du]
verb phrase
to listen to everything; to eavesdrop
1. to hear or pay attention to all sounds or information available
She likes to escutar tudo that happens in the office.
Ela gosta de escutar tudo que acontece no escritório.
2. to deliberately listen in on others' conversations; to eavesdrop
He was caught escutar tudo from behind the door.
Ele foi pego escutando tudo atrás da porta.
NYC Slang
nosy; listening in
Synonyms
ouvir tudoescutar cada somouvir cada palavraespiar conversas
Antonyms
ignorarnão ouvirsurdez voluntária

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
escutar tudo
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
escutar tudo
common in urban contexts
Portugal
ouvir tudo
preferred over 'escutar' in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter orelhas de mercado (to have market ears - to listen to everything)
meter o nariz (to stick your nose in)
espiar conversas alheias (to spy on others' conversations)
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