Definition
Alternate spelling or variant of espieglerie; a mischievous trick or prank.
Etymology
Variant spelling of espieglerie, reflecting anglicization attempts of the French term.
Kelly Says
Variant spellings like this reveal how English speakers struggled to adopt French words—each version was someone's best guess at pronunciation!
Translations
ARالعربية
التجسس
al-ta-jass
BNবাংলা
জাসূসী
ja-soo-see
CACatalà
espionatge
es-pee-on-at-ge
CSČeština
špionáž
sh-pee-on-azh
DADansk
spionage
spyo-na-ge
DEDeutsch
Spionage
spyo-nah-ge
ELΕλληνικά
υπηρεσία πληροφοριών
ee-ther-ee-sah ple-mor-fo-ree-on
ESEspañol
espionaje
es-pee-o-na-he
FISuomi
tiedustelu
tee-doost-eh-lu
FRFrançais
espionnage
es-pee-ohn-a-zh
HEעברית
שירות ביון
sher-vet bee-yon
HIहिन्दी
जासूसी
ja-soo-see
HUMagyar
spionál
spyo-na-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengintaian
pen-gin-ta-ee-an
ITItaliano
spionaggio
spyo-na-ggio
KMKM
ការសង្កត់
kaar-sa-ng-kat
KO한국어
첩보 활동
jeop-bo-ha-l-dong
MSBahasa Melayu
pengintaian
pen-gin-ta-ee-an
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုး
loo-kroe
NLNederlands
spionage
spyo-na-ge
NONorsk
spionasje
spyo-na-she
PLPolski
szpiegostwo
shpy-e-go-st-voh
PTPortuguês
espionagem
es-pee-o-na-jem
RORomână
spionaj
spyo-na-j
RUРусский
шпионаж
shpy-o-nazh
SVSvenska
spioneri
spyo-ne-ree
SWKiswahili
upele
oo-peh-leh
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டணி
koo-tta-ni
THไทย
การสอดแนม
gaan-sa-d-nam
TLTL
pagsusuri
pa-g-su-su-ree
UKУкраїнська
шпіонаж
shpy-o-nazh
URاردو
خفیہ کار
kha-fi-ya-kaar
VITiếng Việt
hoạt động tình báo
hoa-t-dong-tinh-bao
ZH中文
间谍活动
jiān dié huódòng