espionner

ɛspjɔne

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Definition of espionner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

surveillancesurveiller discrètement quelqu'un pour rapporter ses activités

Il espionnait son voisin et rapportait tout au propriétaire.

guetter

surveiller

renseignementobserver secrètement pour recueillir des informations confidentielles

L'agent espionnait les communications de l'ambassade ennemie.

épier

filer

curiositéobserver de manière indiscrète par curiosité

Elle espionnait ses collègues derrière la cloison.

mater

regarder

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Origin of espionner

italien, spionare (observer)

Terms with espionner included in their meaning

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infiltration

espionnage

action de s'introduire secrètement dans un groupe pour espionner

s'infiltrer

espionnage

entrer secrètement dans un groupe pour l'espionner

écouter aux portes

espionnage

espionner en écoutant secrètement des conversations privées

fausse barbe

espion

personne qui cache sa vraie identité pour tromper ou espionner

planquer

surveillance

surveiller un lieu en restant caché pour espionner

écornifler

espionner

fouiner pour découvrir des secrets ou des informations privées

infiltrateur

adj.

sous couverture

qui entre secrètement dans un groupe pour espionner ou manipuler

moucharder

espionnage

espionner quelqu'un pour le dénoncer ensuite

Examples of espionner in a sentence

Ils ont espionné les suspects toute la nuit.
Il a été accusé d'espionner ses collègues au bureau.
Des logiciels malveillants peuvent espionner vos activités en ligne.
Il aime espionner ses voisins avec des jumelles.
Les enfants ont essayé d'espionner la conversation des adultes.

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English:spy on, spy, ...
German:ausspionieren, spionieren, ...
Italian:spiare, fare la spia, ...
Spanish:espiar, vigilar secretamente, ...
Portuguese:espiar, vigiar secretamente, ...
Chinese:监视, 刺探, ...
Japanese:スパイする, 盗み見る, ...
Arabic:تَجَسَّسَ, تسلل لجمع المعلومات, ...
Hebrew:לְרַגֵּל אַחַר, לְרַגֵּל, ...
Russian:шпионить, ...
Ukrainian:шпигувати, підглядати, ...
Catalan:espionar, espiar, ...
Danish:spionere på, spionere, ...
Dutch:bespioneren, spioneren, ...
Greek:κατασκοπεύω, παρακολουθώ κρυφά, ...
Hungarian:kémkedni, kémlelni, ...
Khmer:លួចឃ្លាំមើល, ធ្វើចារកម្មលើ, ...
Korean:몰래 감시하다, 몰래 염탐하다, ...
Polish:szpiegować, obserwować ukradkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):espionar, bisbilhotar, ...
Romanian:a spiona, a supraveghea în secret, ...
Swedish:spionera, snoka, ...
Thai:แอบสอดส่อง, แอบดู, ...
Turkish:gizlice gözetlemek, dikizlemek, ...
Vietnamese:do thám, gián điệp, ...

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