escuta — meaning in English

English meaning

• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
• wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.

Senses

escuta is used for these senses in English:

• bug (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
• wire (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

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.

wire — full definition

1. noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.
2. verb To connect something using wires, especially for electricity.
3. verb To send money electronically from one account to another.
4. verb Informal: to secretly fit someone or something with a hidden microphone.

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