How is the phrase oír sin querer translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Overhear
verb

Oír algo por casualidad, sin intención.

To hear something by chance, without meaning to.

Examples with “oír sin querer”

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  • En la cafetería oigo sin querer las conversaciones. — I accidentally overhear conversations at the coffee shop.

  • ¿Oíste lo que dijo sobre el proyecto? — Did you overhear what she said about the project?

  • Procura no escuchar nuestra conversación desde la otra habitación. — Please try to not overhear our discussion in the next room.

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