bisbilhotar

Senses

1. 1.

   to snoop, to pry

   to investigate or look into other people's affairs out of curiosity

2. 2.

   to nose around, to rummage

   to search through things, especially where one shouldn't

Examples

• "Minha vizinha adora bisbilhotar a vida dos outros."

  My neighbor loves to pry into other people's lives.

• "Peguei meu irmão bisbilhotando minhas mensagens no celular."

  I caught my brother snooping through my phone messages.

• "Não fica bisbilhotando nas gavetas do escritório!"

  Don't go nosing around in the office drawers!

Usage

Informal register, often with a negative or disapproving connotation implying unwanted curiosity or invasion of privacy. Common collocations: "bisbilhotar a vida de alguém" (snoop into someone's life), "bisbilhotar gavetas/armários" (rummage through drawers/closets). Related noun: "bisbilhoteiro/a" (nosy person, busybody).