Re: to turn a spy En>De

"Nick Worley" schrieb:

> 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
> Nick
> 

I think "einen Spion umdrehen" would fit here. It's not a common term, 
but known as special phrase in field of espionage.

You can see also here (look under "Doppelagent" and "Umdrehen":
http://www.gromek.de/Spionage-ABC/spionage-abc.html


Philipp