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1 spy out the land
выведать, выяснить, как обстоят дела [этим. библ. Numbers XIII, 16, 17]What had Dromore come for? To spy out the land, discover why Lennan and his wife thought nothing of the word "outside" - whether, in fact, their house-hold was respectable. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Dark Flower’, part III, ch. V) — Для чего же это Дромор явился? Провести разведку в чужом стане, выяснить, почему Леннан и его жена не придают значения слову "внебрачная", респектабельный ли у них дом?
This man must have been spying out the land beforehand and discovered your brother's habit of taking an evening stroll. (A. Christie, ‘The ABC Murders’, ch. XV) — Этот человек, вероятно, заранее все разнюхал и узнал, что вечером ваш брат обычно выходит на прогулку.
‘Would you go and see him?.. I think it would be wise to spy out the land,’ said Bruno. (I. Murdoch, ‘Bruno's Dream’, ch. IV) — - Не пошли бы вы повидать Майлса?.. Я думаю, что стоит выяснить, как обстоят дела, - сказал Бруно.
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2 spy out the land
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3 spy out the land
1) Общая лексика: исследовать местность, оценивать обстановку, зондировать почву, разведывать обстановку, разобраться в обстановке, сориентироваться на местности2) Библия: высмотреть землю -
4 spy out the land
לתור את הארץ* * *◙ ץראה תא רותל◄ -
5 spy out the land
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6 spy out the land
spana över landet, observera landet -
7 spy out the land
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8 to spy out the land
reconocer la tierra, explorar la tierra -
9 to spy out the land
1) библ. высмотреть землю -
10 Caleb (One of the spies sent by Moses from Kadesh in southern Palestine to spy out the land of Canaan)
Религия: ХалевУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Caleb (One of the spies sent by Moses from Kadesh in southern Palestine to spy out the land of Canaan)
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transitive verbaufspüren; ausspionieren [Feind, feindliche Stellung]* * *◆ spy outvt▪ to \spy out out ⇆ sth1. (find out about) etw auskundschaftento \spy out out the land das Land erkunden2. (find out, discover) etw ausspionieren* * *vt sepausfindig machento spy out the land (Mil) — die Gegend auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage peilen
* * *transitive verbaufspüren; ausspionieren [Feind, feindliche Stellung]spy out the land — (lit. or fig.) die Lage erkunden
* * *v.auskundschaften v.ausspionieren v.ausspähen v.herausfinden v. -
14 spy out
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16 spy out
phr.v. шпионира; spy out the land испитува терен -
17 spy out
висте́жувати, дізнава́тисяto spy out the land — дослі́джувати місце́вість
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18 spy out
vtto \spy out out <-> sth1) ( find out about) etw auskundschaften;to \spy out out the land das Land erkunden2) (find out, discover) etw ausspionieren -
19 spy
A n (political, industrial) espion/-ionne m/f ; ( for police) indicateur/-trice m/f, indic ○ mf ; to work as a spy for sb être un espion à la solde de qn.C vtr remarquer, discerner [figure, object] ; she spied them approaching the window elle les a remarqués qui s'approchaient de la fenêtre.D vi1 Pol to spy on [army, military, manoeuvres, weapons] espionner ; to spy for sb faire de l'espionnage pour le compte de qn ;I spy with my little eye… ( game) jeu de devinette.■ spy out:▶ spy out [sth], spy [sth] out découvrir [plan, activity] ; to spy out the land s'enquérir de la situation. -
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1 nounespion-(onne) m,f(novel, film, scandal) d'espionnage; (network) d'espions(engage in espionage) faire de l'espionnage;∎ accused of spying for the enemy accusé d'espionnage au profit de l'ennemi∎ he spied someone running away il a aperçu quelqu'un qui se sauvait►► spy plane avion-espion m;spy ring réseau m d'espions;spy satellite satellite m espionespionner;∎ they now spy on each other using satellites maintenant ils s'espionnent à l'aide de satellites;∎ you've been spying on me! tu m'as espionné!(sb's methods, designs) chercher à découvrir (subrepticement); (landing sites) repérer;∎ also figurative to spy out the land reconnaître le terrain
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