intercettare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
- wiretap noun A hidden device attached to a phone line or communication system to secretly listen in on conversations.
Senses
intercettare is used for these senses in English:
- bug (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- catch (transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]
- tap (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]
- wiretap (transitive) To install or to use such a connection.
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.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.
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