auskundschaften

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) find out; (jemanden) track down; (Geheimnisse) ferret out; (Informationen) spy out; MIL. reconnoit|re (Am. -er), scout (oder scope) out

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to scout; to reconnoiter; to reconnoitre

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aus|kund|schaf|ten sep

1. vt

Weg, Lage to find out; Versteck to spy out; Geheimnis to ferret out; (ESP MIL) to reconnoitre (Brit), to reconnoiter (US), to scout

2. vi

to find out

jdn zum Auskundschaften vorschicken — to send sb ahead to reconnoitre (Brit) or reconnoiter (US)

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1) (to make a reconnaissance of (land, enemy troops etc).) reconnoitre

2) (to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) scout

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aus|kund·schaf·ten

vt

1. (herausfinden)

▪ \auskundschaften, ob/wann/wie/warum ... to find out whether/when/how/why ...

2. (ausfindig machen)

▪ etw \auskundschaften to find sth; MIL to reconnoitre [or AM -er] sth

eine Lage \auskundschaften to find out about the situation

ein Versteck \auskundschaften to spy out sep a hide-out

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transitives Verb find out; find <opportunity>; track down <refuge, criminal, enemy, etc.>; spy out <place>

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auskundschaften v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) find out; (jemanden) track down; (Geheimnisse) ferret out; (Informationen) spy out; MIL reconnoitre (US -er), scout (oder scope) out

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transitives Verb find out; find <opportunity>; track down <refuge, criminal, enemy, etc.>; spy out <place>

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v.

to explore v.

to spy out v.