spy

spiare

Osservare qualcuno di nascosto per scoprire cosa fa.

In inglese semplice: To watch someone secretly and find out what they do.

• Are you spying on me?
• He spied on his neighbours from the window.
• The children tried to spy through the fence.

Come si usa: spy on someone (Stop spying on your neighbours.); spy through something (He spied through a gap in the curtains.)

Espressioni comuni: spy on someone, spy through something

spiare

Raccogliere informazioni di nascosto per un paese o un’organizzazione.

In inglese semplice: To secretly collect information for a country or organization.

• He was paid to spy.
• She spied for her country for years.
• The agents were spying on a rival company.

Come si usa: spy for someone/something (He spied for a foreign intelligence service.); spy on someone/something (They were accused of spying on the government.)

Espressioni comuni: spy for someone, spy on someone

scorgere, avvistare

Notare o vedere all’improvviso qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To notice or suddenly see someone or something.

• I spied a bird in the tree.
• She spied her brother across the crowded room.
• Can you spy a figure on the hill?

Come si usa: spy someone/something doing something (We spied a deer crossing the path.)

Sinonimi: spot, notice, catch sight of

Espressioni comuni: spy someone ahead, spy something nearby, spy someone approaching, spy something outside

spia, agente segreto

Persona che raccoglie informazioni di nascosto per un paese o un’organizzazione.

In inglese semplice: A person who secretly collects information for a country or organization.

• The spy stole secret documents.
• They caught two spies near the military base.
• She worked as a spy during the war.

Come si usa: a spy for someone/something (He was a spy for a foreign government.)

Sinonimi: secret agent, intelligence agent

Espressioni comuni: enemy spy, foreign spy, a secret spy

spia

Persona che osserva gli altri di nascosto per scoprire cosa fanno.

In inglese semplice: Someone who secretly watches other people to learn what they are doing.

• There is a spy at the window.
• She feared a spy would photograph her private meeting.
• He accused his neighbour of being a spy.

Espressioni comuni: a hidden spy, a nosy spy