mouchard — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
- ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
- snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
- wiretap noun A hidden device attached to a phone line or communication system to secretly listen in on conversations.
Senses
mouchard is used for these senses in English:
- bug (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- bug (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- bug (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- ear (countable, slang) A police informant.
- snitch (slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.
- spyplane A military aircraft used for surveillance.
- stool pigeon (slang, obsolete, gambling) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.
- tachograph A device that records the distance and time traveled by a vehicle (especially a truck or coach), used to check the drivers' working time.
bug — full definition
- noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
- noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
- noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
- noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.
ear — full definition
- noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
- noun A natural talent or trained sense for recognising sound, especially in music or language.
- noun Willing attention; the state of being listened to.
- noun The seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat or corn.