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1 to spy out
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2 spy
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.) espião2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) espiar2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) avistar•- spyhole- spy on* * *[spai] n 1 vigia, guarda. 2 espião. • vt+vi 1 espiar, pesquisar, procurar. 2 espionar, investigar, espreitar. let’s spy into the thing / vamos investigar o assunto. they spied on him / investigaram os seus atos e caminhos. 3 enxergar, ver. to spy out enxergar, descobrir. -
3 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) batedor2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) escoteiro2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) fazer reconhecimento* * *scout1[skaut] n 1 observador, batedor, escoteiro. 2 navio, avião, etc. de reconhecimento. 3 escoteiro. 4 sl rapaz, moço. • vt+vi 1 espiar, observar, examinar. 2 fazer reconhecimento, patrulhar, vigiar. boy scout escoteiro. girl scout bandeirante.————————scout2[skaut] vt+vi 1 rejeitar com desdém, refutar. 2 zombar de, desprezar. -
4 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) batedor2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) escoteiro2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) fazer reconhecimento -
5 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) decifrar2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) decifrar* * *de.ci.pher[dis'aifə] vt 1 decifrar. 2 interpretar. -
6 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) decifrar2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) decifrar
См. также в других словарях:
spy out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spy out : present tense I/you/we/they spy out he/she/it spies out present participle spying out past tense spied out past participle spied out literary 1) same as spy II, 2) He quickly spied out the waiter. 2) … English dictionary
spy out the land — ˌspy out the ˈland idiom to collect information before deciding what to do Main entry: ↑spyidiom … Useful english dictionary
spy out the land — collect information about a situation before deciding how to act. → spy … English new terms dictionary
spy out — … Useful english dictionary
spy out the land — scout the country, visit and scope the area … English contemporary dictionary
spy — [spī] vt. spied, spying [ME spien < OFr espier < OHG spehōn, to search out, examine < IE base * spek̑ , to spy, watch closely > L specere, to see, Sans spaśati, (he) sees, Gr skopein, to observe] 1. to watch or observe closely and… … English World dictionary
Spy — (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied} (sp[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. [ e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[ a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. {Espy}, v. t., {Aspect}, {Auspice} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spy — ► NOUN (pl. spies) 1) a person employed to collect and report secret information on an enemy or competitor. 2) a person or device that observes others secretly. ► VERB (spies, spied) 1) be a spy. 2) ( … English terms dictionary
spy — spy1 [spaı] n plural spies someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or group = ↑secret agent British/Russian/foreign etc spy ▪ a Soviet spy spy ring/network (=an organized group of spies) spy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spy — spy1 [ spaı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to work as a spy: He was accused of spying for a foreign government. 2. ) spy or spy out transitive MAINLY LITERARY to notice someone or something: I spy a mistake. spy on phrasal verb transitive spy on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spy — Synonyms and related words: CIA man, agent, be vigilant, be watchful, beagle, behold, betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer, blabbermouth, bug, case, catch sight of, clap eyes on, cloak and dagger operative, counterintelligence agent, counterspy,… … Moby Thesaurus
