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1 spy out
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2 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) zved, špeh(úň)2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) skaut2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) urobiť prieskum; robiť vyzvedača* * *• vojenský zved• vyhladat• výzvedná lod• vyzvedat• zberac lopticiek• zosmiešnovat• skaut• preskúmat• prieskum• prieskumník• hladat• hladac talentov• íst na výzvedy• cestná hliadka• rozviedka• robit si posmech• robit prieskumníka• pátrat• pozorovatel• nájst• odmietnut s posmechom -
3 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrovať2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) rozlúštiť* * *• dekódovat• dešifrovat• rozlúštit• rozšifrovat
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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