Cerca
to spy
01
scorgere
to secretly observe someone
Transitive: to spy on sb
Example
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 riservate.
Private investigators may be hired to spy on individuals for legal or investigative purposes.
Gli investigatori privati possono essere assunti per spiare gli individui per scopi legali o investigativi.
02
scoprire, scorgere
to see or glimpse something briefly or from a distance
Transitive: to spy sb/sth
Example
She spied a bird perched on the windowsill while she was working.
Scorse un uccello appollaiato sul davanzale mentre lavorava.
I spied him across the room and waved to get his attention.
Lo scorsi dall'altra parte della stanza e gli feci segno per attirare la sua attenzione.
03
spiare, vigilare
to secretly gather information about enemies, competitors, or others
Intransitive: to spy for sb | to spy on an enemy or rival
Example
During the Cold War, many people were recruited to spy for their countries.
Durante la Guerra Fredda, molte persone furono reclutate per spiare i loro paesi.
The government suspected that several employees were secretly spying for foreign intelligence agencies.
Il governo sospettava che diversi dipendenti stessero segretamente spiano 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.
Example
The spy used hidden cameras to gather intelligence on the enemy ’s activities.
La spia ha usato 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 quella di scoprire segreti che potevano influenzare le relazioni internazionali.
02
spia, informante
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
