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1 spy out the land
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2 belch
n. utbrott (av rök, vulkan); rap--------v. spy ut (eld, rök); rapa* * *[bel ] 1. verb1) (to give out air noisily from the stomach through the mouth: He belched after eating too much.) rapa2) ((often with out) (of a chimney etc) to throw (out) violently: factory chimneys belching (out) smoke.) spy []2. noun(an act of belching.) rapning, utspyende -
3 scout
n. spanare, spejare; scout; vägpatrull; talangscout; uppassare--------v. spana, speja; patrullera; leta, kolla, testa; rekognoscera i; vara scout; föraktfullt avvisa* * *1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) spanare, spejare2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) scout2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) spana, speja -
4 vomit
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5 cat
n. katt--------v. lägga ankare; kräkas, spy (slang)* * *[kæt]1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) katt2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) kattdjur•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
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6 decipher
v. dechiffrera, tyda ut* * *1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dechiffrera2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) tyda [] -
7 disgorge
v. kräkas; sköljas i havet; återlämna till ägare* * *[dis'ɡo:‹](to bring up (eg from the stomach); to throw out or up: The chimney was disgorging clouds of black smoke.) spy ut
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
