What does escucha in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word escucha in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escucha in Spanish.

The word escucha in Spanish means listening-in, eavesdropping, tapping, wiretapping, Listen!, bug, listen to, listen, heed, hear, hear, listen to yourself, on the lookout, listening exercise, active listening, tap, phone tap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escucha

listening-in

nombre femenino (acción de escuchar) (often secretly)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El juez procedió a la escucha de las conversaciones.
The judge proceeded to the listening of the conversations.

eavesdropping

nombre femenino (acción: espiar conversación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía no puede efectuar una escucha sin la orden de un juez.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The kids were chastised for eavesdropping at the door to their mother's office.

tapping, wiretapping

nombre femenino (grabación de conversación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta computadora contiene más de doscientas horas de escuchas.
This computer holds over two hundred hours of tapping (or: wiretapping).

Listen!

interjección (presta atención)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Escucha! Parece que hay alguien en la otra habitación.
Listen! It sounds like there is someone in the next room.

bug

nombre femenino (ES (grabadora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El espía instaló una escucha en la habitación del presidente.
The spy placed a bug in the president's bedroom.

listen to

verbo transitivo (oír con atención)

Juan está escuchando música.
Juan is listening to music.

listen, heed

verbo transitivo (seguir un consejo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Si no escuchas a tu madre acabarás mal.
If you don't listen to your Mum you'll end up in a mess.

hear

verbo transitivo (percibir con el oído)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Desde mi casa puedo escuchar el ruido que viene de la autopista.
From my house I can hear the noise coming from the motorway.

hear

verbo intransitivo (percibir sonidos)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El abuelo ya no escucha bien: habla más alto.
Grandpa can't hear very well: speak up.

listen to yourself

verbo pronominal (hablar demasiado)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Es un pedante, sólo habla porque disfruta escuchándose.
He's pompous: he only talks because he loves listening to himself

on the lookout

locución preposicional (estar atento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estaremos a la escucha por si hay novedades.

listening exercise

locución nominal masculina (prueba) (academic test)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con ejercicios auditivos evalúan la comprensión oral de los estudiantes.
A listening exercise is used to assess students' oral comprehension.

active listening

(escucha empática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El consejero nos enseñó una técnica de escucha activa para que nos entendamos mejor.
The advisor taught us an active listening technique so that we are able to understand one another better.

tap, phone tap

(acción: espiar conversación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía no puede efectuar una escucha telefónica sin la orden de un juez.
The police cannot place a phone tap without a warrant.

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