Bug in spanish

Insecto

pronunciation: insektoʊ part of speech: noun

In gestures

bug¹ = insecto, bicho.

Example: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.

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» be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug = interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre.

Example: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.

» bed bug = chinche.

Example: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.

» bug-ridden = infestado de bichos, plagado de bichos, lleno de bichos.

Example: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

» ladybug = mariquita. [Término más comúnmente usado en el inglés americano, mientras que en el inglés británico se usa ladybird]

Example: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.

» litterbug = persona que tira basura al suelo.

Example: I have to wonder at the thought process of litterbugs (those who carelessly toss their garbage anywhere they choose).

» stomach bug = grastroenteritis.

Example: Fortunately Jim soon made a recovery from what appeared to be a stomach bug.

» tummy bug = gastroenteritis.

Example: My son who is 3 always comes out in a rash when he's had a cold, tummy bug or temperature.

bug² = error, problema.

Example: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

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» bug fix = parche. [En informática, fichero que al instalarlo corrige algún problema de funcionamiento de un programa informático]

Example: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.

» iron out + the bugs = limar asperezas, resolver los problemas.

Example: An interesting compromise is to use a Uniterm system to start with, transferring to peek-a-boo when, using an inelegant but expressive phrase, the 'bugs' have been ironed out.

bug³ = molestar, incordiar, fastidiar, dar la tabarra, dar la vara, dar la lata.

Example: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.

Bug synonyms

tap in spanish: grifo, pronunciation: tæp part of speech: noun, verb badger in spanish: tejón, pronunciation: bædʒɜr part of speech: noun tease in spanish: molestar, pronunciation: tiz part of speech: verb, noun glitch in spanish: falla, pronunciation: glɪtʃ part of speech: noun harass in spanish: acosar, pronunciation: hɜræs part of speech: verb intercept in spanish: interceptar, pronunciation: ɪntɜrsept part of speech: noun, verb pester in spanish: molestar, pronunciation: pestɜr part of speech: verb germ in spanish: germen, pronunciation: dʒɜrm part of speech: noun beleaguer in spanish: sitiar, pronunciation: bɪligɜr part of speech: verb microbe in spanish: microbio, pronunciation: maɪkroʊb part of speech: noun wiretap in spanish: escuchas telefónicas, pronunciation: waɪɜrtæp part of speech: noun hemipteran in spanish: hemiptero, pronunciation: hɪmɪptɜrən part of speech: noun hemipteron in spanish: hemipteron, pronunciation: hɪmɪptɜrən part of speech: noun hemipterous insect in spanish: insecto hemiptero, pronunciation: hɪmɪptrəsɪnsekt part of speech: noun

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