English translation of "effectuer une filature" - "to shadow (to carry out a shadowing)"

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171 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	effectuer une filature
Context:	BMW. Ces Allemandes-là ne passent pas inaperçues. Effectuer une filature avec cette...
Keywords:	...voiture d'importation m'aurait fait repérer aux prémices de ma nouvelle activité d'enquêteur..."Taking a spin" doesn't seem to reflect teh seriousness of what he's actually doing. Does this just mean "driving around?"

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171 months ago

wrote:

to shadow (to carry out a shadowing)

My comment:

Collins & Harrap's dictionaries

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171 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

to follow someone

My comment:

tout simplement

171 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

to follow someone

My comment:

tout simplement

171 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

to go on a surveillance job

My comment:

BMW. These cars certainly don't go unnoticed. To go on a surveillance job with this imported car would undoubtedly have me spotted right from the outset of my new investigator occupation.

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