peep

peep
peep [{{t}}pi:p]
1
(a) (glance) coup m d'œil;
to have a peep at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch;
I got a peep at the file before he came in j'ai réussi à jeter un coup d'œil sur le dossier avant qu'il arrive
(b) (of bird) pépiement m;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} any news from him? - not a peep! tu as eu de ses nouvelles? - pas un mot ou que dalle!;
{{}}familiar{{}} one more peep out of you and you've had it! encore un mot et ton compte est bon!
2 intransitive verb
(a) (glance) jeter un coup d'œil;
to peep at/over/under sth jeter un coup d'œil (furtif) à/par-dessus/sous qch;
the children were peeping through the keyhole les enfants épiaient à travers le trou de la serrure;
someone was peeping at her from behind the curtains quelqu'un l'observait, caché derrière les rideaux;
shut your eyes and don't peep! ferme les yeux et n'essaie pas de voir ce que je fais!;
no peeping! on ne regarde pas!
(b) (emerge) se montrer;
snowdrops were beginning to peep through des perce-neiges commençaient à pointer
(c) (bird) pépier; (of mouse) couiner
peep out intransitive verb
(be visible) se laisser entrevoir, se montrer; (flower) percer, pointer;
the moon peeped out through the clouds la lune a percé ou est apparue à travers les nuages;
his feet were peeping out from beneath the curtains ses pieds dépassaient de derrière les rideaux;
his big toe was peeping out through a hole in his sock son gros doigt de pied pointait par un trou de sa chaussette;
a handkerchief peeped out from his pocket la pointe d'un mouchoir dépassait de sa poche;
her nose peeped out over her scarf le bout de son nez pointait ou apparaissait par-dessus son écharpe

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