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Meanings of bug in English

Portuguese
insecto
Catalan
hemípter

Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.

        insecto
        Portuguese
        micróbio
        Catalan
        microbi

        A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.

              micróbio
              Portuguese
              incomodar
              Catalan
              empaitar
              Spanish
              joder

              Annoy persistently.

                    incomodar
                    Portuguese
                    interceptar
                    Spanish
                    intervenir

                    Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

                          interceptar
                          Usage of bug in English
                          1
                          In the world of open source software, bug reports are useful information.
                          In the beginning ...was the command line
                          2
                          Little is known about the second bug used to gain root access.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The bug has claimed a couple of victims recently, including one editor.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          But for some, bug hunting can actually bring in a good wage.
                          Wired
                          5
                          Why would Darpa care about changes in this particular bug, you ask?
                          Wired
                          6
                          And the bug he had placed there last week was working fine.
                          The Lost World
                          7
                          Geraldine McFadden was bitten by the travel bug at a young age.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          A list of bug fixes and new features since the last version
                          Learning the bash shell, 3rd edition
                          9
                          A particular bug bear was customer service, or the lack of it.
                          News.com.au
                          10
                          Firefox representatives couldn't immediately provide information on the status of the bug.
                          Wired
                          11
                          Cupcake is said to include many significant bug fixes and developer APIs.
                          Wired
                          12
                          It yielded one pill bug, one puparial case, and no plant inclusions.
                          Devil Bones
                          13
                          As it happens, bug 436575 was found last week and marked critical.
                          Wired
                          14
                          And not the new, slick-looking Cayenne either, but the original bug-eyed version.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          The toad at once establishes the most intimate relations with the bug.
                          The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
                          16
                          There are also three suspected cases of the bug in the hospital.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Translations for bug
                          Bug through the time
                          Bug across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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