Meaning
to eavesdrop
- to listen secretly to someone else's conversation
In a sentence
Qualcuno stava origliando dietro la porta dello studio.
Someone was eavesdropping behind the office door.
Non dovresti origliare le conversazioni degli altri.
You shouldn't eavesdrop on other people's conversations.
Pensi che il vicino stia origliando dal corridoio?
Do you think the neighbor is eavesdropping from the hallway?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| origliare | infinitive |
| origlio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| origli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| origlia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| origliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| origliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| origliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| origliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| origliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| origliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| origliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| origliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| origliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| origliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| origliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| origliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| origliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| origliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| origliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| origlierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| origlierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| origlierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| origlieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| origlierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| origlieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| origli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| origli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| origli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| origliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| origliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| origlino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| origliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| origliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| origliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| origliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| origliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| origliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| origlierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| origlieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| origlierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| origlieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| origliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| origlierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| origlia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| origliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| origliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| origliando | gerund |
| origliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually used intransitively, often followed by 'dietro la porta' (behind the door).