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spy

/spaɪ/ verbo C2

En español: espiar, avistar

  1. To act as a spy. (intransitive) · During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
  2. To spot; to catch sight of; to espy. (transitive) · I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.
  3. To search narrowly; to scrutinize. (intransitive)
  4. To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country. (transitive)

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Those lazy fellows have not even swept the cobwebs away.” While he thus examined everything in turn, he spied the tips of the antlers of the Stag peeping out of the straw.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 34 · B2
There, in the night, where none can spy,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 18 · C1
You were here as a guest and you have become a spy.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 14 · B2
Meanwhile, I can inform you that no spying upon me can in any way help Mr.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 118 · C1

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