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Bulgarian translation: махленски клюкар

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15:55 Mar 9, 2020
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English term or phrase: curtain-twitcher
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
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Bulgarian translation:махленски клюкар
Definition:
Човек, който обича да разпространява клюки.
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Liana Kamenova
Bulgaria
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Summary of translations provided
4 +2махленски клюкар
Liana Kamenova
3махленски любопитко
Yavor Dimitrov


  

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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
махленски любопитко


Definition from own experience or research:
Човек, който, изгарян от любопитство, наднича през прозореца на дома си, за да наблюдава съседите си.

Example sentence(s):
  • Не се открива съществуващ преводен вариант. - Няма 
Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
махленски клюкар


Definition from http://rechnik.info/:
Човек, който обича да разпространява клюки.

Example sentence(s):
  • В едно от серията поръчкови интервюта, председателят на ВКС падна до нивото на махленски клюкар и гордо обяви, че "в България, мафията си имала държава". - https://trud.bg/  
Liana Kamenova
Bulgaria
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

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