Word: bug

Category: bug

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Synonyms: bug

eyeglass

Translations: bug

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spanish
Translations:
error, chinche, bicho, fallo
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german
Translations:
mikrobe, programmfehler, mangel, bazillus, defekt, keim, macke, fehler, fieber
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french
Translations:
emmouscailler, gaffe, faute, défaut, insecte, punaise, tare, germe, accroc, bug, ...
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italian
Translations:
difetto, cimice
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portuguese
Translations:
grelo, micróbio, broto, germes, erro, insecto, germe
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dutch
Translations:
microbe, wandluis, zaad, kiem, ziektekiem, fout, oog, zaadkiem, boeg
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russian
Translations:
червь, буг, жук, насекомое, дефект, вирус, клоп, микроб
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swedish
Translations:
fel
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finnish
Translations:
virhe, basilli, itu, mikrobi, itiö, risoa, alkio, tympiä, koppakuoriainen, kovakuoriainen
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czech
Translations:
vada, otravovat, chyba, závada, porucha
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polish
Translations:
podsłuch, spieprzyć, pluskwa, gryźć, błąd, wada, elektron, wirus, wkurzać, robak
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hungarian
Translations:
dili, bogár, mánia, hepp
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greek
Translations:
ζουζούνι, μαμούδι
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ukrainian
Translations:
дефект, клоп, блошиця
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estonian
Translations:
bakter, kiusama, lutikas
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croatian
Translations:
kvar, nedostatak, kukac, stjenica, taster, tipka, rupa
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latin
Translations:
cimex
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lithuanian
Translations:
blakė, mikrobas
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slovak
Translations:
hmyz

The meaning and "use of": bug

noun
  • a small insect. - I observed small creatures: ants, bugs , moths, worms, all working their ways, digging in and out of the soil.
  • an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking. - The insect families that scientists lump together as aphids belong to the huge order of true bugs , which typically deploy sucking mouthparts much like built-in soda straws.
  • a miniature microphone, typically concealed in a room or telephone, used for surveillance. - That, according to sources, is a strong indication that it was the FBI's bug and they were the ones that put it there in the first place.
  • an error in a computer program or system. - Worse, it is theoretically impossible to determine whether computer systems are free from programming bugs or nefarious code.
verb
  • conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or telephone) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations. - the telephones in the presidential palace were bugged
  • annoy or bother (someone). - a persistent reporter was bugging me

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