espion

Meaning

spy (person who secretly watches)

Concepts

spy

secret agent

espy

hush-hush

intelligencer

lurking

ninja

🥷

skulking

sleuth

snoop

spook

spot

stag

🦌

undercover

collusive

undercover agent

descry

Synonyms

espionne

agent secret

mouchard

barbouze

guetteur

sondeur

Ninja

épions

apercevoir

👀

épiez

déceler

détecter

trouver

🔍

Translations

espía

Spion

spia

spion

espião

κατάσκοπος

casus

xefnêr

spiyon

casûs

sîxur

şofar

espia

diznêr

جاسوس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛs.pjɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: *espion

Inherited from Old French: espion

Borrowed from Italian: spione

In summary

Inherited from Middle French *espion (attested only in the verb espionner), from Old French espion, spion (“one assigned to observe or spy”).
Alternatively, derived from Old French espie (“spy”), under influence of Italian spione (“spy”).
According to another theory, French espion is borrowed from Italian spione. The word is ultimately from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to look, spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną.

Sentences

La présence de ce ballon espion affecte le moral des coalisés .

The presence of this spy ball affects the morale of the coalition.