Grammatical class

Noun

espion

(espionage) spy (person who secretly watches)

Details

Syllables

es-pion

Phonetics

ɛs.pjɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

9628

Freq. (movies)

3070

Freq. (news)

21847

Sentences

Il est espion.

He's a spy.

A1

Tom est un espion.

Tom is a spy.

A1

Je suis un espion.

I'm a spy.

A1

Je ne suis pas un espion.

I am not a spy.

A1

Je sais que tu es un espion.

I know you're a spy.

A2

Tom pourrait être un espion.

Tom could be a spy.

A2

Il fut accusé d'être un espion.

He was accused of being a spy.

B1

L'homme fut arrêté comme espion.

The man was arrested as a spy.

B1

L'espion a cherché des faiblesses.

The spy looked for weaknesses.

B1

Il était suspecté d'être un espion.

He was under suspicion of being a spy.

B1