espía

f. & m.

spy, double agent, secret agent, infiltrator.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: espiar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: espiar.

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espía

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 spy

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noun mf.

spy

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1.

SMF spy

2.

ADJ

avión espía — spy plane

buque espía — spy ship

satélite espía — spy satellite

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I

adjetivo invariable <avión/satélite> spy (before n); <cámara> hidden (before n), secret (before n)

II

masculino y femenino (persona) spy

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= foreign agent, infiltrator, spy, undercover agent, mole, spook, secret agent, stool pigeon, snoop.

Ex. I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.

Ex. We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.

Ex. During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.

Ex. During the one-day trials of the arrested dissidents four independent librarians testified for the prosecution, revealing themselves to be undercover agents.

Ex. On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.

Ex. Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away.

Ex. He used the University as his recruiting ground to enlist bright, patriotic young men to serve as secret agents.

Ex. There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.

Ex. Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.

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* hacerse espía = go undercover.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* página espía = spy page.

* programas espía = spyware.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* propio de espías = cloak-and-dagger.

* virus espía = snoop.

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I

adjetivo invariable <avión/satélite> spy (before n); <cámara> hidden (before n), secret (before n)

II

masculino y femenino (persona) spy

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= foreign agent, infiltrator, spy, undercover agent, mole, spook, secret agent, stool pigeon, snoop.

Ex: I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.

Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.

Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.

Ex: During the one-day trials of the arrested dissidents four independent librarians testified for the prosecution, revealing themselves to be undercover agents.

Ex: On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.

Ex: Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away.

Ex: He used the University as his recruiting ground to enlist bright, patriotic young men to serve as secret agents.

Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.

Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.

* hacerse espía = go undercover.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* página espía = spy page.

* programas espía = spyware.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* propio de espías = cloak-and-dagger.

* virus espía = snoop.

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espía¹

adj inv

‹avión/satélite› spy (before n); ‹cámara› hidden (before n), secret (before n)

espía²

masculine and feminine

A (persona) spy

B

espía feminine (Náut) warp

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Del verbo espiar: (conjugate espiar)

espía es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
espiar    
espía
espiar (conjugate espiar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/movimientos› to spy on, keep watch on
verbo intransitivo
to spy
espía adjetivo invariable ‹avión/satélite› spy (before n);
‹cámara› hidden (before n), secret (before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona) spy
espiar
I verbo intransitivo to spy
II verbo transitivo to spy on: ¿me estabas espiando?, were you spying on me?
espía mf spy
espía doble, double agent
'espía' also found in these entries:
English:
bump off
- double agent
- midst
- mole
- operative
- plant
- spy

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espía¹

♦ adj

avión/satélite espía spy plane/satellite

♦ nmf

[persona] spy

Comp

espía doble double agent

espía² nf

Náut [cabo] warp

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espía

m/f spy

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espía nmf

: spy

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espía n spy [pl. spies]