spy
BrE /spaɪ/ AmE /spaɪ/
noun / verb en → es
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
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He was caught spying on the company.
Fue atrapado espiando la empresa.
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
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The government was involved in secret spy operations.
El gobierno estaba involucrado en operaciones de espionaje secreto.
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
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She spied on her neighbor's activities.
Ella espió las actividades de su vecino.