lurk

stare in agguato, appostarsi

Restare nascosto in un luogo, spesso aspettando di fare qualcosa di cattivo o dannoso.

In inglese semplice: To stay hidden somewhere, often while waiting to do something wrong or harmful.

• A man lurked in the doorway.
• Why are you lurking outside my house?
• The thief had lurked in the shadows until everyone left.

Come si usa: lurk in/behind/near something (Someone was lurking behind the trees.)

Sinonimi: hide, lie in wait, skulk

Espressioni comuni: lurk in shadows, lurk behind something, lurk outside something

leggere senza intervenire

Leggere una discussione online senza scrivere messaggi né far sapere agli altri di essere presenti.

In inglese semplice: To read an online discussion without writing messages or letting others know you are there.

• I mostly lurk in the chat.
• He lurked on the forum for months before posting.
• Do you join discussions or just lurk?

Come si usa: lurk on a forum (I lurked on the forum before joining the discussion.); lurk in a chat (She likes to lurk in the group chat.)

Espressioni comuni: lurk online, lurk on forums, lurk in chat