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spion
spy /spiˈon/
noun#1931 most common
Also: secret agent, informer
Example sentences
Ion este spion.
Ion is a spy.
Spionul lucrează pentru guvern.
The spy works for the government.
Am văzut un spion în parc ieri.
I saw a spy in the park yesterday.
Spionii au fost prinși de poliție la graniță.
The spies were caught by the police at the border.
Se zvonește că acest diplomat ar fi de fapt un spion dublu.
It is rumored that this diplomat is actually a double spy.
Rețeaua de spioni infiltrată în minister a fost demantelată după o anchetă îndelungată.
The spy network infiltrated in the ministry was dismantled after a lengthy investigation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spion (spionul) | spioni (spionii) |
| Genitive | spionului | spionilor |
| Accusative | spion (spionul) | spioni (spionii) |
| Vocative | spionule | spionilor |
Word family
spionato spy, to spy on
spionajespionage
spioanăfemale spy
contraspionajcounterespionage
Etymology
Romanian borrowed spion in the 19th century from French espion, part of a wave of Western loanwords that reshaped Romanian vocabulary. The French word traces back through Old French espier to a Frankish verb meaning to watch or observe closely. That Germanic root also gave English its word spy.
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