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to spy
01
scorgere
to secretly observe someone
Transitive: to spy on sb
Esempi
During the Cold War, intelligence agencies would spy on rival nations to gather classified information.
Durante la Guerra Fredda, le agenzie di intelligence spiavano le nazioni rivali per raccogliere informazioni classificate.
Private investigators may be hired to spy on individuals for legal or investigative purposes.
Gli investigatori privati possono essere assunti per spiare individui per scopi legali o investigativi.
02
scorgere, intravedere
to see or glimpse something briefly or from a distance
Transitive: to spy sb/sth
Esempi
She spied a bird perched on the windowsill while she was working.
Lei scorse un uccello appollaiato sul davanzale mentre lavorava.
I spied him across the room and waved to get his attention.
L'ho visto dall'altra parte della stanza e ho fatto un cenno per attirare la sua attenzione.
03
spiare, fare la spia
to secretly gather information about enemies, competitors, or others
Intransitive: to spy for sb | to spy on an enemy or rival
Esempi
During the Cold War, many people were recruited to spy for their countries.
Durante la Guerra Fredda, molte persone furono reclutate per spiare per i loro paesi.
The government suspected that several employees were secretly spying for foreign intelligence agencies.
Il governo sospettava che diversi dipendenti spiassero segretamente per agenzie di intelligence straniere.
Spy
01
spia
someone who is employed by a government to obtain secret information on another person, country, company, etc.
Esempi
The spy used hidden cameras to gather intelligence on the enemy ’s activities.
La spia ha utilizzato telecamere nascoste per raccogliere informazioni sulle attività del nemico.
The spy's mission was to uncover secrets that could influence international relations.
La missione della spia era scoprire segreti che potrebbero influenzare le relazioni internazionali.
02
a person who secretly observes or watches others without their knowledge
Esempi
He acted like a spy, watching his neighbors from the window.
Children sometimes play at being spies during hide-and-seek.
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