Re: to turn a spy En>De

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> How do you say in German "to turn a spy"? As far as I understand the term,
> turning a spy involves getting a spy to change his/her allegiances.
> So how, for example, would you say in German "Many spies were turned during
> the cold war"?
> Thanks


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Sorry, but I wouldn't.
"To turn a spy" means to become a spy.
You are confused by the connotation of "turncoat" which describes a
person changing his/her allegiance.

-- 
Richard,
Crowthorne  Berkshire  UK