Kwa wanaopenda kujua mambo hii kwa ajili yenu (intelligence thread)

[MrGoogles]

NINI MAANA YA INTELLIGENCE (SECRET INFO)??
secret information about the governments of other countries, especially enemy governments, or a group of people who gather and deal with this information.

WORDS RELATED TO INTELLIGENCE

agent (REPRESENTATIVE)
someone who works secretly for the government or other organization:
a secret/foreign agent

agent provocateur plural agents provocateurs
a person who intentionally encourages people working against a government to do something illegal so that they can be caught

bug (DEVICE)
a very small device fixed on to a telephone or hidden in a room, that allows you to listen to what people are saying without them knowing

bug verb
She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a listening device had been hidden inside it).

the CIA -group
ABBREVIATION FOR the Central Intelligence Agency: a US government organization which secretly collects information about other countries

counter-espionage
secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military, industrial or political secrets

counterintelligence
secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military, industrial or political secrets

debug (REMOVE DEVICES)
to look for and remove bugs (= hidden listening or recording devices) from a place:
Security officers had debugged the room before the meeting.

double agent
a person employed by a government to discover secret information about enemy countries, but who is really working for one of these enemy countries

drop
when something is left in a place and later collected by someone else, usually a spy

espionage
the discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business:
military/industrial espionage
See also spy (SECRET PERSON).

industrial espionage
when one company steals secrets from another company with which it is competing

insider
someone who is an accepted member of a group and who therefore has special or secret knowledge or influence:
According to insiders, the committee is having difficulty making up its mind.


MI5
the official British organization that is responsible for protecting military and political secrets

MI6
the official British organization that is responsible for discovering foreign military and political secrets

mole (PERSON)
a person who works for an organization or government and secretly gives information to its competitor or enemy:
A mole inside the Department of Transport had leaked secret proposals to the press.
Compare spy (SECRET PERSON).

operative
MAINLY US a person who works secretly for an organization:
a CIA operative

phone-tapping
the activity of secretly fitting a special device to someone's telephone in order to listen to their telephone conversations without them knowing

quisling
a person who helps the enemy army that has taken control of his or her country; a traitor

scout (SOLDIER)
a person, especially a soldier, sent out to get information about where the enemy are and what they are doing

secret agent
a government employee whose job involves obtaining secret information about the governments of unfriendly foreign countries

secret service
a government organization that is responsible for things such as the safety of important politicians and for preventing secret information being discovered by possible enemy countries

shadow
someone who follows another person everywhere:
"I think we have a shadow on our tail, " muttered the detective.
Ever since he was able to walk, Stephen has been his older brother's shadow (= has followed him and copied his actions).

sleeper (SUDDEN ACTIVITY)
a person or thing that is suddenly and surprisingly successful after a long period of not achieving anything

sleeper (SUDDEN ACTIVITY)
2 a spy who only becomes active a long time after being put in place by an organization or country

sleuthing noun INFORMAL
A bit of sleuthing from our investigative reporter uncovered some interesting information on Mr Parkinson.

snoop INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
1 to look around a place secretly, in order to discover things or find out information about someone or something:


snoop INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
to try to find out about other people's private lives:


spy (SECRET PERSON)
a person who secretly gathers and reports information about the activities of another country or organization

spy
1 to secretly gather and report information about the activities of another country or organization:


spy
INFORMAL spy out to obtain knowledge secretly, especially of a place:


tail
someone who follows another person to discover where the other person goes to, who they speak to, what they do, etc.

tap (TELEPHONE)
to use a small device fixed to a telephone in order to listen secretly to what people are saying:


wired up
secretly equipped with an electronic device that records conversations:


wire-tapping
the action of secretly listening to other people's conversations by connecting a listening device to their telephone:

 

[Juan junior]

mkuu, haya maneno yana maana gani na yanatumika wakati gani? Commence, withdrawal, evacuate, advance na fabrication

 

[Madame B]

Kiingereza tena....dahhhhh!!!!!

 

[nelaizer]

Kiingereza tena....dahhhhh!!!!!

Hahaha nenda pale British Council walau ubrashiwe

 

[MrGoogles]

mkuu, haya maneno yana maana gani na yanatumika wakati gani? Commence, withdrawal, evacuate, advance na fabrication

kwa kuanza na neno
commence
to begin something:
kwa mfano ; We will commence building work in August of next year.
or
Shall we let the meeting commence, gentlemen?
[+ ing form of verb] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

withdrawal
hii ina maana zaidi ya moja nitakuonesha na kwa mifano jinsi gani yanavyotumika

1 when you take money out of a bank account:
The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

2 when a military force moves out of an area:
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.

3 when something is taken away so that it is no longer available, or when someone stops being involved in an activity:
Doctors demanded the withdrawal of the drug (from the market) after several cases of dangerous side-effects were reported.
Her sudden withdrawal from the championship caused a lot of press speculation about her health.

4 when someone prefers to be alone and does not want to talk to other people:
Withdrawal is a classic symptom of depression.

evacuate

to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe:

e.g The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
E.g A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.
When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

advance
1.to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something:
The fire advanced steadily through the forest.
The troops advanced on the city (= approached it, ready to attack).
2. the forward movement of something, or an improvement or development in something:

advance as verb
to suggest an idea or theory

fabrication
ni noun inayotokana na verb fabricate ikiwa ina maana ya to invent or produce something false in order to deceive:

 

[Juan junior]

kwa kuanza na neno
commence
to begin something:
kwa mfano ; We will commence building work in August of next year.
or
Shall we let the meeting commence, gentlemen?
[+ ing form of verb] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

withdrawal
hii ina maana zaidi ya moja nitakuonesha na kwa mifano jinsi gani yanavyotumika

1 when you take money out of a bank account:
The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

2 when a military force moves out of an area:
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.

3 when something is taken away so that it is no longer available, or when someone stops being involved in an activity:
Doctors demanded the withdrawal of the drug (from the market) after several cases of dangerous side-effects were reported.
Her sudden withdrawal from the championship caused a lot of press speculation about her health.

4 when someone prefers to be alone and does not want to talk to other people:
Withdrawal is a classic symptom of depression.

evacuate

to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe:

e.g The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
E.g A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.
When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

advance
1.to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something:
The fire advanced steadily through the forest.
The troops advanced on the city (= approached it, ready to attack).
2. the forward movement of something, or an improvement or development in something:

advance as verb
to suggest an idea or theory

fabrication
ni noun inayotokana na verb fabricate ikiwa ina maana ya to invent or produce something false in order to deceive:

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