OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3051

bug

/bʌɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chinche
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
bug • defecto • error • falla • fallo
A problem that needs fixing.
I have the right principle and am on the right track, but time, hard work and some good luck are necessary too. It has been just so in all of my inventions. The first step is an in…
The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.
manía • pasión
An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
As we rode in the bus in the weird phosphorescent void of the Lincoln Tunnel we leaned on each other with fingers waving and yelled and talked excitedly, and I was beginning to get…
I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps.
mosca
A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.
The score bug displays the current football score over the ongoing match.
bicho • micrófono oculto
Synonym of union bug.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3052

bug

/bʌɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
buscarle las cosquillas • hacer la puñeta • molestar
To annoy.
Don’t bug me, I’m busy!
colocar micrófonos ocultos
To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.