SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD

Meaning of SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD in English

ˌSpy Who Came ˌin from the ˈCold, The BrE AmE

(1963) a novel by John Le Carré about a British ↑ spy (=someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country) in ↑ East Germany who wants to go back to the West ⇨ come in from the cold at ↑ cold 2

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CAME — abot (Verb) miabot
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CAME — see: come II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 a slender grooved lead rod used to hold together panes of …
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WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
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SPY — I. ˈspī verb ( spied ; spied ; spying ; spies ) Etymology: Middle English spien, from Old French espier, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cald, ceald; akin to Old High German kalt …
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CAME — I. past of come II. ˈkām noun also calm ˈkäm ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a slender grooved …
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FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
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WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
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CAME — (imp.) of Come
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CAME — (n.) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together …
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CAME — () imp. of Come.
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WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
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CAME — imp. of Come.
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CAME — ( n. ) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to …
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CAME — ( imp. ) of Come
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WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
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SPY — — spyship , n. /spuy/ , n. , pl. spies , v. , spied, spying . n. 1. a person …
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COLD — — coldish , adj. — coldly , adv. — coldness , n. /kohld/ , adj., colder, coldest , n., adv. …
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CAME — came 1 /kaym/ , v. pt. of come . came 2 /kaym/ , n. a slender, grooved bar of lead …
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SPY — v. work for a government as a spy, provide secret information about another country; secretly investigate and gather information about …
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CAME — n. thin lead stripping used to hold pieces of glass together to form stained-glass windows (also called ribbon)
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SPY — I. ˈspī verb ( spied ; spy·ing ) Etymology: Middle English spien, from Anglo-French espier, of Germanic origin; akin to …
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COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu …
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CAME — I. past of come II. ˈkām noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 : a slender grooved lead rod used to …
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WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
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WHO — pron one; any; one. 2. who (·obj) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, …
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SPY — vt to discover by close search or examination. 2. spy ·noun one who keeps a constant watch of the conduct …
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COLD — vi to become cold. 2. cold ·noun not pungent or acrid. 3. cold ·noun not sensitive; not acute. 4. cold …
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CAME — imp. of come. 2. came ·impf of come. 3. came ·noun a slender rod of cast lead, with or without …
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CAME — ~ 1 past tense of come . ———————— ~ 2 ■ noun each of a number of strips forming a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
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SPY — [spy] vb spied ; spy.ing [ME spien, fr. OF espier, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG spehon to spy; akin …
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COLD — [cold] adj [ME, fr. OE ceald, cald; akin to OHG kalt cold, L gelu frost, gelare to freeze] (bef. 12c) …
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CAME — [came] past of come [2]came n [origin unknown] (1688): a slender grooved lead rod used to hold together panes of …
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SPY — spy BrE AmE spaɪ ▷ spied spaɪd ▷ spies spaɪz ▷ spying ˈspaɪ ɪŋ
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COLD — cold BrE AmE kəʊld ⇨kɒʊld AmE koʊld ▷ colder ˈkəʊld ə ⇨ˈkɒʊld- AmE ˈkoʊld ə r ▷ coldest ˈkəʊld ɪst …
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CAME — came BrE AmE keɪm
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WHO — / huː; NAmE / pronoun 1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or …
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SPY — / spaɪ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) a person who tries to get secret …
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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COLD — / kəʊld; NAmE koʊld/ adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( cold·er , cold·est ) LOW TEMPERATURE 1. having …
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CAME — pt of come
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WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
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WHO
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SPY — I. spy 1 /spaɪ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural spies ) [countable] someone whose job is to find out secret …
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FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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COLD — I. cold 1 S1 W1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative colder , superlative coldest ) [ Language: …
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CAME — came /keɪm/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ come
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPY — n. & v. --n. (pl. spies) 1 a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
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SPY — n. & v. n. (pl. spies) 1 a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1. a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Oxford English vocab
SPY — n. & v. --n. (pl. spies) 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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