escucha
escucha
feminine noun
1listening-in, monitoring
- estar o permanecer a la escucha -> to listen in
- escuchas telefónicas -> telephone tapping
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escucha [es-coo’-hah]
noun
1Sentinel, sentry. (f)
2Escucha, or madre escucha, a nun who is sent with another to the grate, to listen to what is said. (f)
3Scout, one who is sent privily to observe the motions of the enemy. (f)
4A small window, made for listening. (f)
5Servant who sleeps near her mistress, in order to wait on her. (f)
6Listening (acto). (f)
- Escucha telefónica -> telephone tapping
- Estar a la escucha -> to listen in
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