écoute

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.kut/ === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from écouter. ==== Noun ==== écoute f (plural écoutes) the act of listening (espionage) (always in plural) listening in, especially short for écoutes téléphoniques (phone hacking) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French escote, from Old Norse skaut. ==== Noun ==== écoute f (plural écoutes) (nautical) sheet (line to control a sail) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== écoute inflection of écouter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “écoute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === coutée, coûtée