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Meaning of Espionage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ

Definitions

The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans spioenasie
Azərbaycanca casusluq
Català espionatge
Dansk spionage
Deutsch Spionage
Esperanto spionado
Español espionaje
Euskara espioitza
Français espionnage
Galego espionaxe
עברית ריגול
हिन्दी जासूसी
Magyar kémkedés
Հայերեն լրտեսություն
Bahasa Indonesia pengintaian spionase
Italiano spionaggio
Қазақша тыңшылық
ខ្មែរ ចារកម្ម
Latina speculatio
Македонски шпионажа
Монгол тагнуул
Nederlands spionage
Português espionagem
Română spionaj
Русский шпионаж
తెలుగు వేగు
Тоҷикӣ ҷосусӣ
Tagalog espiyonahe
Türkçe casusluk espiyonaj

Examples

“So intolerable did Heavy Benson's espionage become, that Raynham would have grown depopulated of its womankind had not Adrian interfered, who pointed out to the Baronet what a fearful arm his butler was wielding.”
“What a freak show! I mean, how often do you meet a wrestling librarian? Yeah, about as often as you meet a high schoolgirl involved in international espionage… Okay, bad example.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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