intercettare — meaning in English

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

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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