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/esˈpia/

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Translation

spy

Word origin

From Italian spia, of Germanic origin, from a root meaning 'to watch' that also gives English 'spy'.

Origin: Germanic
Root: spehon
English cognates: spy, espionage

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluralespías

Examples

The spy handed over the secret documents.

, .

In the film, the spy escapes over the roof.

Nobody suspected that he was a spy.

cifrados.

Spies communicate with coded messages.

¡, !

Careful, that woman could be a spy!

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This word is part of lesson 34.