double agent

English

Noun

double agent (plural double agents)

2. (espionage) A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are actually working for or passing information to the other.

   Coordinate term: triple agent

Translations

Translations

Arabic: عَمِيل مُزْدَوِج m (ʕamīl muzdawij) Chinese: Mandarin: 雙重間諜 / 双重间谍 (zh) (shuāngchóng jiàndié) Czech: dvojitý agent m Danish: dobbeltagent c Dutch: dubbelagent (nl) m, dubbelspion (nl) m Finnish: kaksoisagentti French: agent double (fr) m German: Doppelagent (de) m, Doppelagentin (de) f Hebrew: סוֹכֵן כָּפוּל (he) m (sokhen kaful) Hungarian: kettős ügynök Italian: doppiogiochista (it) m or f Polish: podwójny agent m, podwójna agentka f Portuguese: agente duplo m Russian: двойно́й аге́нт m (dvojnój agént) Serbo-Croatian: dvostruki agent m Slovak: dvojitý agent Spanish: agente doble m Swedish: dubbelagent (sv) Turkish: çifte ajan Vietnamese: gián điệp hai mang, điệp viên hai mang

See also

• double-crosser