Mar 9, 2020 15:56
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English term
curtain-twitcher
GBK
English to Czech
Social Sciences
Journalism
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 sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Czech)
4 | šmírák |
Lukáš Dušek
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Change log
Mar 7, 2020 00:43: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Mar 8, 2020 16:07: Andrea Capuselli changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Mar 9, 2020 15:56: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Mar 12, 2020 16:59: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Mar 19, 2020 16:56:
Apr 8, 2020 16:54:
May 8, 2020 16:54:
Proposed translations
534 days
šmírák
Definition from
own experience or research:
ten, kdo někoho rád tajně pozoruje nebo sleduje
Example sentences:
Místo omluvy však zaznělo jen pár slov o tom, že nic podivného neudělal, a slíbil, že už na žádný předmět ve vlastnictví kraje nesáhne, kromě své manželky. Stihl také vynadat novináři, který na jeho využívání superbu upozornil, a označil ho za šmíráka. (Forum24)
Typologie facebookářů: závisláci, mrtvé duše a šmíráci (Lidovky.cz)
Kdo nechal vytesat tento podivný pomník udavačů a šmíráků? (ExtraStory.cz)
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