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Meaning of Spy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

spaɪ

Definitions

A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.

Equivalents

Afrikaans bespied spioen spioeneer

العربية الجاسوس تجسس جاسوس داسوس رقيب عين

Azərbaycanca casus

Български забелязвам съзирам шпионка

བོད་སྐད སོ་པ

Bosanski агент

Català espia espiar

Čeština agent slídit špeh špehovat špión vyzvědač

Cymraeg ysbïo ysbïwr ysbïwraig

Dansk spion spionere

Deutsch Agent ausspionieren erspähen Schlapphut Schnüffler Spion Spionin Spitzel

Ελληνικά κατασκοπεύω κατάσκοπος σπιούνος

Esperanto spioni spiono

Español avistar chivato espía espiar

Eesti spioon

Euskara espioi

فارسی گوش

Suomi vakoilija vakoilla vakooja

Français Espion espionne espionner Spy

Gaeilge brathadóir

Galego esculcar espía espiar espreitar

ગુજરાતી જાસૂસ

עברית מרגל רגל

हिन्दी गुप्तचर जासूस

Hrvatski агент

Magyar kém kémkedik kémnő spion

Հայերեն լրտես լրտեսել

Bahasa Indonesia cecunguk mata-mata penyelidik penyuluh seko sibuk spion

Íslenska koma auga á njósna njósnari

Italiano spia spiare

日本語スパイ偵回し者密使密偵工作員忍び忍びの者忍者探偵犬瞯諜報員間者間諜

ქართული დაზვერვა თვალთვალი მსტოვარი შპიონაჟი ჯაშუში

Қазақша тыңшы шпион

ខ្មែរ ចារបុរស

한국어 간첩 공작원 밀정 스파이

Kurdî ajan casûs kêm kêm kêm

Кыргызча тыңчы

Latina emissarius otacustes speculator speculatrix speculor

Македонски шпион шпионира шпионка

മലയാളം ചാരൻ

Монгол тагнуул тагнуулч

मराठी हेर

Bahasa Melayu intip pengintip

မြန်မာဘာသာ သူလျှို

Nederlands bespieden spion spioneren spionne

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖਬਰਗੀਰ ਜਸੂਸ

Polski apostoł badacz dostrzec szpieg szpiegować szpiegowski szpion

Português espião espiar espionar

Română spioană spion spiona

Русский агент следить шпик шпион шпионить шпионка

Slovenčina sliedič

Slovenščina vohun

Shqip përgjoj përgjues pikas

Српски агент

Sesotho hlwela

Svenska kunskapare spion spionera

Kiswahili jasusi majasusi mpelelezi

తెలుగు గూఢచారి వేగు

Тоҷикӣ ҷосус

ไทย สายลับ หนอนบ่อนไส้ เสือหมอบแมวเซา แมวมอง แมวเซา

Türkmençe içaly

Tagalog batyaw

Türkçe ajan çaşıt casus hafiye ispiyon ispiyoncu

ئۇيغۇرچە جاسۇس

Українська шпигува́ти шпигун шпигунка шпигунський шпіон

اردو جاسوس

Oʻzbekcha josus

Tiếng Việt chỉ điểm chim lợn gián điệp thám tử

Examples

“The dead leap at the throat, destroy The meaning of the day; dark forms Have scaled your walls, and spies betray Old secrets to amorphous swarms.”

“Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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