wiretapping

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaɪərtæpɪŋ/

From the verb wiretap: (⇒ conjugate)
wiretapping is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p
'wiretapping' tiene referencia cruzada con 'phone tapping', 'tapping'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wiretapping' is cross-referenced with 'phone tapping', 'tapping'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wiretapping n uncountable (use of electronic bugging device)pinchazo telefónico loc nom m
 The police used wiretapping in their investigations.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
phone tapping n (electronic bugging of phone calls)intervención de un teléfono nf + loc adj
  escucha telefónica nf + adj
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tapping n (striking sound)golpeteo nm
 There's a strange tapping coming from the attic.
 Hay un extraño golpeteo que viene del ático.
tapping n informal (electronic bugging)pinchado nm
  intervención nf
 The reporter was found guilty of the illegal tapping of celebrities' mobile phones.
 El reportero fue declarado culpable de pinchado ilegal de teléfonos móviles de famosos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wiretap [sth] vtr (bug: a telephone line)intervenir vtr
  pinchar vtr
  (CO: coloquial)chuzar vtr
 The FBI wiretapped the phone.
wiretap n (bug: for listening in on phone calls)aparato para intervenir teléfonos nm + loc adj
  aparato para pinchar teléfonos nm + loc adj
 The wiretap helped the police to catch the criminal.
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Compound Forms:
tapping | wiretapping | phone tapping | wiretap
InglésEspañol
self-tapping adj (screw: able to cut a thread) (tornillo)autoperforante adj mf
tap out,
tapping out
n
(martial arts: submission)rendición nf
tapping screw (machinery)tornillo taladrado nm + adj
  tornillo rosca nm + adj
tree tapping n (process of obtaining sap from trees)recolección de savia nf
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