This is the 11280th most frequent German word.
snoop
The German language does not have the word "snoop." In English, "snoop" means to secretly look or pry into others' affairs.
The verb 'schnüffeln' here is equivalent to 'snoop' and indicates prying or investigating someone else's business casually and without permission.
Mein Nachbar scheint gerne zu schnüffeln, seit er letztes Jahr umgezogen ist.
My neighbor seems to like to snoop around since he moved in last year.
Here, the word 'untersucht' represents the act of closely examining or investigating without proper authorization, akin to 'snoop' in English.
Ich habe bemerkt, dass jemand meine Schubladen untersucht hat, als ich weg war.
I noticed someone snooping through my drawers when I was out.
The term 'herumzuschnüffeln' directly implies snooping around, indicating a behavior of interfering or prying into matters that aren't one's concern.