spy

spy
I 1. [spaɪ]
nome (political, industrial) spia f.; (for police) informatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore [film, network] di spionaggio; [trial] per spionaggio
II 1. [spaɪ]
verbo transitivo individuare, distinguere [figure, object]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to spy on sb., sth. — spiare qcn., qcs.

to spy for sb. — essere la spia di qcn

* * *
1. noun
(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) spia, spione
2. verb
1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) spiare
2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) scorgere, vedere
- spy on
* * *
[spaɪ]
1. n
spia

police spy — informatore (-trice) (della polizia)

2. vt
(catch sight of) scorgere
3. vi
spiare

to spy on sb — spiare qn

4. adj
(film, story) di spionaggio
* * *
spy /spaɪ/
n.
spia; spione; agente segreto; delatore; informatore; confidente (della polizia)
● (fam. USA) spy in the sky, elicottero della polizia; satellite spia □ (aeron. mil.) spy plane, aereo spia □ spy story, storia di spie.
(to) spy /spaɪ/
A v. i.
spiare; fare la spia
B v. t.
scorgere; scoprire; vedere (guardando attentamente): I spied a rider approaching, scorsi un cavaliere che s'avvicinava
to spy into, investigare; indagare; scrutare: to spy into a secret, indagare su un segreto □ to spy out, esplorare, investigare; scoprire, trovare □ (fig.) to spy out the land, tastare il terreno □ to spy upon (o on) sb. [sb.'s movements], spiare q. [le mosse di q.] □ (alla Camera dei Comuni, quando si chiede un dibattito a porte chiuse) I spy strangers!, noto la presenza di estranei! □ «I spy (with my little eye…)», (gioco simile a) «è arrivato un bastimento (carico di…)».
* * *
I 1. [spaɪ]
nome (political, industrial) spia f.; (for police) informatore m. (-trice)
2.
modificatore [film, network] di spionaggio; [trial] per spionaggio
II 1. [spaɪ]
verbo transitivo individuare, distinguere [figure, object]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to spy on sb., sth. — spiare qcn., qcs.

to spy for sb. — essere la spia di qcn


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