No. 3,705 in Dutch
spionnen
"Spionnen" means "spies" in English.
In a sentence
De spionnen verzamelden informatie over de vijand.
The spies gathered information about the enemy.
Here, 'spionnen' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to individuals acting as spies.
Tijdens het spel deden de kinderen alsof ze spionnen waren.
During the game, the kids pretended to be spies.
In this case, 'spionnen' is used descriptively to describe what the children were pretending to be.
De roman beschrijft het spannende leven van spionnen.
The novel describes the thrilling lives of spies.
The word 'spionnen' is employed here to represent the concept of spies as a group, referenced in a general sense.
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