Meaning
peephole
- a small opening or optical viewer in a front door; peephole, spyhole
In a sentence
Ha guardato dallo spioncino prima di aprire la porta.
She looked through the peephole before opening the door.
Chi c'è fuori? Guarda dallo spioncino!
Who is outside? Look through the peephole!
Abbiamo installato uno spioncino digitale sulla porta d'ingresso.
We installed a digital peephole on the front door.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spioncino | masculine · singular |
| spioncini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formed as a diminutive of 'spione' (spy/informer), referring to the lens used to look through a door.