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Bug (Russian) [buk] n 1. (Placename) Also called Southern Bug a river in E Europe, rising in the W Ukraine and flowing southeast to the Dnieper estuary and the Black Sea. Length: 853 km (530 miles) 2. (Placename) Also called Western Bug a river in E Europe, rising in the SW Ukraine and flowing northwest to the River Vistula in Poland, forming part of the border between Poland and the Ukraine. Length: 724 km (450 miles) bug1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insect of the order Hemiptera, esp any of the suborder Heteroptera, having piercing and sucking mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum) See also assassin bug, bedbug, chinch bug 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Chiefly US and Canadian any insect, such as the June bug or the Croton bug 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Informal a. a microorganism, esp a bacterium, that produces disease b. a disease, esp a stomach infection, caused by a microorganism 4. Informal an obsessive idea, hobby, etc.; craze (esp in the phrases get the bug, be bitten by the bug, the bug bites, etc.) 5. Informal a person having such a craze; enthusiast 6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (often plural) Informal an error or fault, as in a machine or system, esp in a computer or computer program 7. Informal a concealed microphone used for recording conversations, as in spying 8. (Group Games / Card Games) US (in poker) a joker used as an ace or wild card to complete a straight or flush vb bugs, bugging, bugged Informal 1. (tr) to irritate; bother 2. (tr) to conceal a microphone in (a room, etc.) 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (intr) US (of eyes) to protrude See also bug out [of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English budda beetle] bug2 n (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Obsolete an evil spirit or spectre; hobgoblin [C14 bugge, perhaps from Middle Welsh bwg ghost. See also bugbear, bugaboo] bug3 vb a past tense and past participle of big2
1. A concealed microphone or listening device or other audiosurveillance device. 2. To install means for audiosurveillance. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
bug noun 1. insect, beastie (informal), creepy-crawly (informal), gogga (S. African informal) a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing 2. (Informal) illness, disease, complaint, virus, infection, disorder, disability, sickness, ailment, malaise, affliction, malady, lurgy (informal) I think I've got a bit of a stomach bug. 3. fault, failing, virus, error, defect, flaw, blemish, imperfection, glitch, gremlin There is a bug in the software. 4. bugging device, wire, listening device, phone tap, hidden microphone There was a bug on the phone. verb 1. tap, eavesdrop, listen in on, wiretap He heard they were planning to bug his office. 2. (Informal) annoy, bother, disturb, needle (informal), plague, irritate, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) I only did it to bug my parents. Bugsbedbug or (Southern U.S.) chinch, cicada or cicala, damsel bug, debris bug, froghopper, spittle insect, or spittle bug, harlequin bug, kissing bug, lace bug, leaf-hopper, Maori bug, mealy bug, pond-skater, water strider, or water skater, shield bug or stink bug, water boatman, water bug, water scorpion Translations bug [bʌg] A. N 2. (= germ) → microbio m (fig) (= obsession) → gusanillo m flu bug → virus m inv de la gripe there's a bug going around → hay un virus que corre por ahí I've got the travel bug → me ha picado el gusanillo de los viajes 5. (Comput) → virus m inv 7. (US) (= enthusiast) → aficionado/a m/f, entusiasta mf B. VT 1. [+ telephone] → intervenir, pinchar; [+ room] → poner un micrófono oculto en; [+ person] → escuchar clandestinamente a, pinchar el teléfono de my phone is bugged → mi teléfono está pinchado do you think this room is bugged? → ¿crees que en esta habitación hay un micro oculto? C. CPD bug hunter N → entomólogo/a m/f bug out VI + ADV (US) → largarse bug [ˈbʌg] n (= germ) → virus m, microbe m There's a bug going round → Il y a un microbe qui traîne. a stomach bug → une gastroentérite (= spy device) → dispositif m d'écoute, micro m caché (in program) → bogue m (in equipment) → défaut m vt [+ room] → poser des micros dans; [+ phone] → brancher sur table d'écoute (= annoy) → embêter, casser les pieds à bug n (= bugging device) → Wanze f (inf: = germ, virus) → Bazillus f; I might get your bug → du könntest mich anstecken; he picked up a bug while on holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) → er hat sich (dat) → im Urlaub eine Krankheit geholt; there must be a bug going about → das geht zur Zeit um (inf: = obsession) now he’s got the bug → jetzt hats ihn gepackt (inf); she’s got the travel bug → die Reiselust hat sie gepackt (Comput) → Programmfehler m, → Bug m (inf) vt bug: bugbear n → Schreckgespenst nt bugbite n → Wanzenstich m; (of other insect) → Insektenstich m bug-eyed adj → mit vorstehenden or vorquellenden Augen bug-free adj (Comput) → fehlerfrei bug: bug-proof adj room, telephone → abhörsicher bug report n (Comput) → Fehlerbericht m bug [bʌg] (fam) 1. n a. (insect) → insetto; (germ) → infezione f, virus m inv (fig) (obsession) → mania, pallino I've got the travel bug (fig) → mi è presa la mania dei viaggi c. (Comput) (in program) → errore m (nel programma), bug m inv 2. vt a. (telephone) → mettere sotto controllo; (room) → installare microspie in bug [bʌg] (fam) n bug [bag] 1 an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds a bedbug. weeluis بَـقَّـه дървеница štěnice væggelus die Wanze κοριός chinche lutikas شبگز؛ شپش lude punaise פִּשפֵּש कीड़ा stjenica poloska kutu, hama cimice なんきん虫 빈대 blakė blakts pijat insect, luis veggelus pluskwa percevejo ploşniţă клоп ploštica stenica stenica vägglus แมลง (küçük) böcek 臭蟲 блощиця گندے گھروں اور بستروں میں پایا جانے والا کیڑا، کھٹمل con rệp 臭虫 2 an insect There's a bug crawling up your arm. gogga, insek حَشَرَه насекомо hmyz, brouk insekt das Insekt ζωύφιο bicho putukas حشره ötökkä insecte חָרַק कीड़ा buba bogár serangga insetto 虫 벌레 vabalas kukainis; vabole serangga insect insekt insekt, owad bicho insectă; gândac жук; букашка hmyz žuželka buba insekt, skalbagge แมลง böcek 蟲子 комаха, жук کیڑا ، حشرات con bọ 虫子 3 a germ or infection a stomach bug. kiem, virus جُرثومَه микроб bacil virus der Bazillus μικρόβιο microbio pisik میکروب tauti microbe וִירוּס संक्रमण klica bélféreg penyakit germe, microbo ばい菌 세균 bakterija, infekcija vīruss kuman virus utøy, mikrobe, basill zarazek micróbio microb микроб bacil bakterija infekcija bacill, bakterie เชื้อโรค mikrop, virüs 病菌 мікроб, бактерія جراثیم یا وبا vi trùng 病菌 4 a small hidden microphone. meeluisterapparaat, afluisterapparaat ميكروفون صَغير مَخْفي бръмбар štěnice, odposlouchávací zařízení skjult mikrofon die Wanze κρυφό μικρόφωνο υποκλοπής, κοριός micrófono oculto salamikrofon میکروفن مخفی salakuuntelulaite micro caché מִיקרוֹפוֹן חָבוּי एक छोटा गुप्त माइक्रोफोन skriveni mikrofon za prisluškivanje poloska mikropon tersembunyi cimice, microspia 隠しマイク 도청기 paslėptas mikrofonas noklausīšanās ierīce peranti pepijat afluisterapparaat skjult mikrofon til avlytting podsłuch, aparat podsłuchowy microfone microfon ascuns подслушивающее устройство;жучок odpočúvacie zariadenie skriti mikrofon bubica dold mikrofon อุปกรณ์ดักฟัง dinleme cihazı 竊聽器 жучок ایک چھوٹا پوشیدہ مائیکرو فون máy ghi âm nhỏ 窃听器 v – past tense, past participle bugged – 1 to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc) The spy's bedroom was bugged. meeluisterapparaat/afluisterapparaat aanbring ميكروفون مَزْروع خَفي инсталирам скрит микрофон odposlouchávat aflytte Wanzen installieren παρακολουθώ με κρυμμένα μικρόφωνα, βάζω κοριούς ocultar micrófonos salamikrofonidega varustama میکروفن مخفی کار گذاشتن asentaa salakuuntelulaitteita cacher des micros (dans) לְהַטמִין מִיקרוֹפוֹן חָבוּי एक छोटा गुप्त माइक्रोफोन रखना prisluškivati lehallgatókészülékkel felszerel; lehallgat menyadap installare un microfono spia 隠しマイクをつける 도청하다 įrengti paslėptus mikrofonus iestādīt noklausīšanās ierīci memasang peranti pepijat afluisterapparatuur plaatsen in avlytte (med skjult mikrofon) zamontować podsłuch pôr sob escuta a instala microfoane ascunse устанавливать подслушивающее устройство odpočúvať postaviti skrite mikrofone ozvučen avlyssna ติดอุปกรณ์ดักฟัง dinleme cihazı yerleştirmek 裝竊聽器 ставити жучки چھوٹا مائیکروفون خفیہ طور پر رکھنا đặt máy nghe trộm 装窃听器 2 to annoy What's bugging him? pla يُزْعِجُ، يُغيظُ досаждам otravovat irritere nerven ενοχλώ molestar tüütama اذیت کردن؛ ناراحت کردن ärsyttää tracasser לְהַרגִיז smetati bosszant mengganggu seccare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 erzinti, nervinti kaitināt; ērcināt menjengkelkan dwarszitten plage, irritere gryźć, irytować incomodar a deranja раздражать otravovať, ísť na nervy vznemirjati mučiti irritera รบกวน canını sıkmak, rahatsız etmek 煩擾 дратувати ناراض کرنا làm phát cáu 烦扰 Bug → بقة brouk insekt Ungeziefer ζωύφιο bicho ötökkä insecte buba insetto 虫 벌레 afluisterapparaat insekt pluskwa insecto, inseto кровососущее насекомое insekt แมลง böcek côn trùng 小虫 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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It fluttered up to where the light is and plucked a bug off the wall. Last week, a majority of justices held that if a job supervisor hits on a worker long enough and hard enough, the company that employs the supervisor can be sued by the worker for sexual harassment, even if the company did not know what was going on, and even if the worker is promoted after telling the pesky supervisor to bug off. |
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