Meanings (ES + gloss)
chivato • espía
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cin…
The dead leap at the throat, destroy The meaning of the day; dark forms Have scaled your walls, and spies betray Old secrets to amorphous swarms.
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
espiar
To act as a spy.
During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
avistar
To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.
One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.