| Principal Translations |
bug,
true bug n | (insect: hemiptera) | insecto nm |
| | (coloquial) | bicho nm |
| | (formal) | hemíptero nm |
| | Lisa is an entomologist; she studies bugs and beetles. |
| | Lisa es entomóloga, estudia insectos y escarabajos. |
| bug n | mainly US, informal (insect) | bicho nm |
| | | insecto nm |
| | Someone left the window open, and now the house is full of bugs! |
| | ¡Alguien dejó la ventana abierta y ahora la casa está llena de bichos! |
| bug n | informal (virus, bacteria) | virus nm |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | bicho nm |
| | I must have caught your flu bug. I feel awful! |
| | Debo haber pescado tu virus de la gripe, ¡me siento fatal! |
| bug n | (computer: error) (informática) | error nm |
| | There was a bug in the program that caused the computer to crash. |
| | Había un error en el programa que hacía que se apague la computadora. |
| bug n | (wiretap: covert listening device) | micrófono oculto nm + adj |
| | Christian discovered a bug attached to the smoke detector in his hotel room. |
| | Cristian descubrió un micrófono oculto en el detector de humo de la habitación de hotel. |
| bug n | informal, as suffix (enthusiast) (figurado) | bicho nm |
| | | fanático, fanática nm, nf |
| Note: Used after a noun. |
| | Geoff is a camera bug; he is always taking pictures. |
| | Geoff es un bicho de las cámaras, siempre está sacando fotos. |
| the ... bug n | informal (interest in [sth]) (figurado; coloquial) | bicho de nm + prep |
| | | interés por nm + prep |
| | I caught the cooking bug when I lived in Italy. |
| | Me picó el bicho de la cocina cuando vivía en Italia. |
| bug [sb]⇒ vtr | (wiretap, listen covertly to) | colocar micrófonos ocultos a loc verb |
| | | intervenir teléfonos a loc verb |
| | | pinchar teléfonos a loc verb |
| | (ES) | instalar escuchas telefónicas en la casa de loc verb |
| | The police started bugging him eight months ago. |
| | La policía empezó a colocarle micrófonos ocultos hace ocho meses. |
| bug [sth]⇒ vtr | (attach listening device) (coloquial) | pinchar⇒ vtr |
| | | instalar un micrófono en loc verb |
| | The FBI bugged the office in order to catch the suspect. |
| | El FBI pinchó la oficina para atrapar al sospechoso. |
Compound Forms:
bug | bugging |
bed bug,
bedbug n | (wingless parasite) | chinche nf |
| | Steam cleaners can be used to eradicate bed bugs from mattresses. |
| | Las limpiadoras a vapor se pueden utilizar para erradicar las chinches de los colchones. |
| bug fix n | (correction of software error) (informática, voz inglesa) | arreglo del bug nm + loc adj |
| | | arreglo del error nm + loc adj |
| bug fixing n | (correcting software errors) | arreglando bugs gerundio |
bug repellent,
insect repellent n | US (chemical deterring insects) | repelente de insectos nm + loc adj |
bug spray,
bugspray n | (liquid that kills insects) | insecticida nf |
| | This bug spray contains citronella. |
| bug zapper n | (device for killing insects) | exterminador eléctrico de insectos grupo nom |
| bug-eyed adj | figurative, informal (with bulging eyes) | de ojos saltones loc adj |
| bug-eyes n | (eyes of an insect) | ojos de insecto nmpl + loc adj |
| bug-eyes n | figurative (wide-open, bulging eyes) | ojos saltones nmpl + adj |
bug-free,
bug free adj | (code, software) | sin errores loc adj |
| | | libre de virus loc adj |
| | | sin virus loc adj |
| | | limpio/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| bug-ridden adj | (full of insects) | infestado/a adj |
| | | plagado/a adj |
carpet beetle,
carpet bug n | (small bug feeding on rugs) (insecto) | escarabajo de alfombra loc nom m |
| damsel bug n | (predatory insect) | chinche damisela nf |
| Note: Nombre científico: Nabis spp. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La chiche damisela es un insecto predador y actúa como control natural de plagas en los cultivos. |
firefly,
also US: lightning bug n | (flying insect that glows) | luciérnaga nf |
| | (CL, HN, CR) | candelilla nf |
| | (AR) | bichito de luz loc nom m |
| | The children ran around the yard trying to catch fireflies. |
| fix a bug v expr | (correct software error) (informática) | corregir un fallo loc verb |
| | (informática) | depurar⇒ vtr |
| gold-bug n | (beetle) | escarabajo de oro loc nom m |
gold bug,
goldbug n | figurative ([sb] who likes to buy gold) | comprador de oro, compradora de oro nm, nf + loc adj |
gold bug,
goldbug n | (advocate of the gold standard) (como moneda de valor) | defensor del oro, defensora del oro nm, nf + loc adj |
| June bug n | (large brown beetle) | abejón nm |
| | (AmC) | ronrón nm |
| June bug n | (green beetle) | escarabajo verde nm + adj mf |
| June bug n | US, regional (firefly) | luciérnaga nf |
| kissing bug n | (type of insect) (AmS) | vinchuca nf |
| | (AmC, MX) | chinche nf |
ladybug,
lady bug (US),
ladybird (UK) n | (spotted beetle) | mariquita nf |
| | (MX) | catarina nf |
| | (AR, UY) | vaquita de san Antonio loc nom f |
| | (CL) | chinita nf |
| | Ladybugs are very beneficial in a garden. |
| | Las mariquitas son muy beneficiosas en un jardín. |
| leaf bug | (insect) | fílido nm |
| | | insecto hoja loc nom m |
leaf-footed bug,
coreid bug n | (insect) | bicho patas de hoja loc nom m |
| lightning bug | (insect) | lampírido nm |
| | (AR) | bichito de luz loc nom m |
| | | luciérnaga nf |
mealybug (US),
mealy bug (UK) n | (plant-eating insect) | cochinilla blanca loc nom f |
| | | cochinilla algodonosa loc nom f |
| millennium bug | (computers) (informática) | error del milenio loc nom m |
| | | problema del año 2000 loc nom m |
| | | efecto 2000 loc nom m |
oriental cockroach,
oriental roach,
blackbeetle,
black beetle n | (large insect) | cucaracha oriental loc nom f |
| palmetto bug n | US (insect: cockroach) | cucaracha americana grupo nom |
| Note: Nombre científico: Periplaneta americana. |
| pill bug n | (small crustacean: woodlouse) (crustáceo) | bicho bolita loc nom m |
| plant bug n | (insect that feeds on plants) | fitoparásito nm |
| | | insecto de planta grupo nom |
| | | parásito nm |
| put a bug in [sb]'s ear v expr | US, figurative (make a subtle suggestion to) | hacer una sugerencia sutil a alguien loc verb |
roly-poly,
roly-poly bug n | US, informal (pill bug) | bicho bolita, bicho bola loc nom m |
| | | cochinillas de la humedad loc nom f |
| | | chanchitos de tierra loc nom m |
sand cricket,
Jerusalem cricket,
potato bug n | (insect) | cara de niño loc nom f |
| snug as a bug expr | informal (warm and comfortable) | acurrucadito y calentito loc adj |
| sow bug n | US, regional (woodlouse) (España) | cochinilla nf |
| | Las chumberas están plagadas de las cochinillas que se usaban para fabricar tinte. |
| | (Argentina) | bicho bolita nm |
| | En mi jardín hay muchos bichos bolita. |
| | (España) | bicho bola nm |
| | Mira papá, tengo un bicho bola del jardín. |
stick insect,
also US: stick bug,
walking stick n | (very slender insect) | insecto palo loc nom m |
stink bug,
stinkbug,
stink-bug,
also UK: shield bug,
shieldbug,
shield-bug n | (bad-smelling insect) | chinche apestosa loc nom f |
stomach bug,
sickness bug n | UK (gastric infection) | virus estomacal nm inv + adj mf |
| | | infección estomacal nf + adj mf |
| water bug n | (aquatic insect) | chinche de agua loc nom f |
water bug,
waterbug n | US (oriental cockroach) | cucaracha oriental loc nom f |
| zapper n | (device for killing insects) (de insectos) | exterminador nm |
| | | matamoscas nm |
| | Zoe used the zapper to kill the mosquito. |