CIA

Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency

(espionage) CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)


taupe

Inherited from Old French taupe, inherited from Latin talpa.

(figuratively) (espionage) mole (undercover agent)


épier

Inherited from Middle French espier, from Old French espier, from Vulgar Latin *spiāre (compare Italian spiare; Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan espiar), from Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to spy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Cognate with Middle Dutch spien (“to spy”), German spähen (“to peek, peer, spy”).

Par les fenêtres entre-bâillées, j’épie les rez-de-chaussée. Je vois des plantes vertes qui viennent d’être arrosées, des douilles d’obus rutilantes et des lames de parquet étroites, cirées, qui font des zigzags.

1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis, archived from the original on 2019-05-27:

(transitive) (espionage) to spy on, keep an eye on, watch


mouche

→ English: mouche

→ Portuguese: muche

→ Swedish: musch

→ Turkish: muş

Inherited from Middle French mousche, from Old French mousche, musche, from Latin musca, from a Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, *mu-, *mew-.

on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre

(historical) (espionage) a spy employed by the ancien régime to seek out subversive ideas


mouchard

fr-noun

mouchard m (plural mouchards, feminine moucharde)

From mouche (“fly”) + -ard (pejorative suffix).

af

(informal) (espionage) snitch, grass, tell-tale (police informant)

(espionage) mouchard (undercover investigator)

(espionage) (computing) spyware (piece of spyware)


surveiller

surveiller (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
surveillant (gerund participle present)
surveillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
surveillé (participle past)
surveillé (participle past)
surveille (first-person indicative present singular)
surveilles (indicative present second-person singular)
surveille (indicative present singular third-person)
surveillons (first-person indicative plural present)
surveillons (first-person indicative plural present)
surveillez (indicative plural present second-person)
surveillez (indicative plural present second-person)
surveillent (indicative plural present third-person)
surveillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
surveillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
surveillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
surveillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
surveillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
surveillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
surveillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
surveilliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
surveillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
surveillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
surveillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
surveillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
surveillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
surveillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
surveilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
surveilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
surveillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
surveillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
surveillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
surveillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
surveillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
surveillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
surveillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
surveilleras (future indicative second-person singular)
surveillera (future indicative singular third-person)
surveillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
surveillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
surveilleront (future indicative plural third-person)
surveillerais (conditional first-person singular)
surveillerais (conditional second-person singular)
surveillerait (conditional singular third-person)
surveillerions (conditional first-person plural)
surveillerions (conditional first-person plural)
surveilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
surveilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
surveilleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
surveille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
surveilles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
surveille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
surveillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
surveilliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
surveillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
surveillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
surveillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
surveillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
surveillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
surveillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
surveillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
surveillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
surveillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
surveillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
surveillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
surveillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
surveillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
surveille (imperative second-person singular)
surveillons (first-person imperative plural)
surveillons (first-person imperative plural)
surveillez (imperative plural second-person)
surveillez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Old French surveillier. By surface analysis, sur- + veiller, corresponding to Latin super (“on top of”) + vigilō (“to watch”). Cognate with English surveil.

(espionage) to monitor, to survey, to watch


écoute

écoutes téléphoniques
écoutes téléphoniques

(espionage) (always in plural) listening in, especially short for écoutes téléphoniques (phone hacking)


espion

fr-noun

espion m (plural espions, feminine espionne)

→ Basque: espioi

→ German: Spion (or directly from Italian)

→ Norman: espion

→ Portuguese: espião

→ Turkish: ispiyon

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.

(espionage) spy (person who secretly watches)


espionner

espionner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
espionnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
espionné (participle past)
espionne (first-person indicative present singular)
espionnes (indicative present second-person singular)
espionne (indicative present singular third-person)
espionnons (first-person indicative plural present)
espionnez (indicative plural present second-person)
espionnent (indicative plural present third-person)
espionnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
espionnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
espionnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
espionnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
espionniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
espionnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
espionnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
espionnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
espionna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
espionnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
espionnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
espionnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
espionnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
espionneras (future indicative second-person singular)
espionnera (future indicative singular third-person)
espionnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
espionnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
espionneront (future indicative plural third-person)
espionnerais (conditional first-person singular)
espionnerais (conditional second-person singular)
espionnerait (conditional singular third-person)
espionnerions (conditional first-person plural)
espionneriez (conditional plural second-person)
espionneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
espionne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
espionnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
espionne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
espionnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
espionniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
espionnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
espionnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
espionnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
espionnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
espionnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
espionnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
espionnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
espionne (imperative second-person singular)
espionnons (first-person imperative plural)
espionnez (imperative plural second-person)


planquer

planquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
planquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
planqué (participle past)
planque (first-person indicative present singular)
planques (indicative present second-person singular)
planque (indicative present singular third-person)
planquons (first-person indicative plural present)
planquez (indicative plural present second-person)
planquent (indicative plural present third-person)
planquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
planquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
planquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
planquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
planquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
planquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
planquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
planquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
planqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
planquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
planquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
planquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
planquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
planqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
planquera (future indicative singular third-person)
planquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
planquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
planqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
planquerais (conditional first-person singular)
planquerais (conditional second-person singular)
planquerait (conditional singular third-person)
planquerions (conditional first-person plural)
planqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
planqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
planque (first-person present singular subjunctive)
planques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
planque (present singular subjunctive third-person)
planquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
planquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
planquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
planquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
planquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
planquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
planquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
planquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
planquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
planque (imperative second-person singular)
planquons (first-person imperative plural)
planquez (imperative plural second-person)

(colloquial) (espionage) to spy, to snoop


espionnage

→ English: espionage

→ Romanian: spionaj

→ Spanish: espionaje

→ Turkish: espiyonaj


logiciel espion

logiciel espion m (plural logiciels espions)

(computing) (espionage) spyware (program)


barbouze

barbouze m or f by sense (plural barbouzes)

From barbe (“beard”) + -ouze, because of the fake beard supposedly worn to hide the face.

Le « barbouze » […] joue un rôle fondamental dans l’univers politique élémentaire du « pied-noir ». Il cristallise l’ensemble des forces occultes qui s’acharnent à sa perte.

« Les Barbouzes » c’est d’abord un très bon titre (de film). Affublé d’un nom pareil, l’agent secret perd tout son mystère, se dépouille de sa légende. Il devient un rigolo qui amuse au lieu d’inquiéter.

Depuis qu’il est à l’armée, j’imagine qu’on lui a enseigné ces réflexes de barbouze, d’espion du dimanche.

2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 3, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:

(espionage, colloquial) secret agent; agent of a paramilitary force


écoutes téléphoniques

(espionage) (plural only) phone hacking, phone tapping


infiltrateur

infiltrateur m (plural infiltrateurs, feminine infiltratrice)

infiltrateurs (plural)
infiltratrice (feminine)


contrespionnage

contrespionnage m (plural contrespionnages)


barbouzerie

(espionage) secret service (or one of its actions)


cyberespionnage

cyberespionnage m (plural cyberespionnages)


barbouzard

fr-adj

barbouzard (feminine barbouzarde, masculine plural barbouzards, feminine plural barbouzardes)

barbouzarde (feminine)
barbouzards (masculine plural)
barbouzardes (feminine plural)


agent secret

fr-noun

agent secret m (plural agents secrets, feminine agente secrète)

agents secrets (plural)
agente secrète (feminine)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-agent secret.wav


agent double

Coordinate term: agent triple


service secret

service secret m (plural services secrets)


service de renseignement

service de renseignement m (plural services de renseignement)


prendre en filature

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-prendre en filature.wav

(transitive) (espionage) to shadow, to tail (to secretly track or follow another)


sur écoute

être sur écoute

mettre sur écoute


agent triple

Coordinate term: agent double