English

Pronunciation
IPA|/spaɪ/
audio|en-us-spy.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ

Noun
en-noun|spies

1. A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage)

Translations
trans-top|person who secretly watches
Arabic: ARchar|جاس�س unicode|(jasú:s)
Chinese: ��, �� (jiàndié)
Czech: vyzv�da� m, špión m
Dutch: spion m, spionne f
Estonian: spioon
Finnish: vakooja
French: espion m, espionne f
German: Spion m
Greek: κα�ά�κο�ο� (katáskopos) m
Hungarian: kém, spion
Icelandic: njósnari m
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Italian: spia f
Japanese: �� (�����, kanch�) ��� (supai)
Korean: �첩 (gancheop)
Kurdish: sîxur, casûs, diznêr, xefnêr, �ofar, spiyon
Portuguese: espião m
Russian: аген� (agént) m, �пион (špión) m, �пионка (špiónka) f
Spanish: espía m
Swedish: spion c
Telugu: వ��� (vEgu), ��ఢ�ారి (gooDachaari)
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Derived terms
spy ring

Verb
en-verb|spies|spying|spied

1. intransitive To act as a spy.

#: During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.

1. transitive To spot at a distance.

#: I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.

Translations

Chinese: �中��, �中侦� (ànzh�ng zh�nchá)
Dutch: spioneren
Finnish: vakoilla
French: espionner
German: ausspionieren
Greek: κα�α�κο�ε��ει (kataskopévsi)
Hungarian: kémkedik
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Icelandic: njósna (1) koma auga á (2)
Italian: spiare
Portuguese: espiar
Russian: �пиони�� (špiónit�)
Spanish: espiar
Swedish: spionera

Derived terms
spy on

Related terms
spyglass
spyware

See also
w:Spy|Wikipedia article on spies

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-nu|spy

1. colloquial|lang=no barf, vomit

Verb
no-verb-4|spy

1. colloquial|lang=no barf, throw up, vomit

Swedish

Verb
sv-verb-irreg|spy|spyr|spydde|spytt|spy|spyende|spydd
spy

1. throw up, vomit

Synonyms
kräkas

Compounds
spyboll

Derived terms
spya

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