spy

BrE /spaɪ/ AmE /spaɪ/

noun / verb en → es

1 PERSON B2

a person who secretly watches or collects information about another person, organization, etc., usually for a government or company

espía

  • be a spy

Collocations spy on somebody/something · spy for an organization

  • He was caught spying on the company.

    Fue atrapado espiando la empresa.

2 ACTIVITY B1

the act of secretly watching or collecting information about another person, organization, etc., usually for a government or company

espionaje

  • carry out/perform spy

Collocations spy on somebody/something · spy activities

  • The government was involved in secret spy operations.

    El gobierno estaba involucrado en operaciones de espionaje secreto.

1 VERB B2

to secretly watch or collect information about another person, organization, etc., usually for a government or company

espiar

  • [transitive], T + obj

Collocations spy on somebody/something · spy for an organization

  • She spied on her neighbor's activities.

    Ella espió las actividades de su vecino.