wiretap

ˈwaɪərˌtæp

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Definition of wiretap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

secret monitoring

act of secretly listening to someone's communication

The wiretap revealed crucial information about the criminal network..

bugging

eavesdropping

listening equipment

device or system for secretly listening to conversations

The police installed a wiretap to monitor the suspect's calls..

bug

Verb

tr.

recording

attach a device to a line to record conversations

They wiretapped the office phone to gather evidence.

bug

eavesdrop

tap

information gathering

connect to a communication line to obtain information

Authorities wiretapped the network to intercept messages.

eavesdrop

intercept

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Origin of wiretap

English, wire (metal thread) + tap (to listen secretly)

Examples of wiretap in a sentence

They discovered the wiretap during a routine check.
The journalist discovered a wiretap in his office.
A wiretap was placed on the phone to gather evidence.
The authorities decided to wiretap the suspect's phone for more information.
They had to wiretap the conversation to catch the criminals.
They decided to wiretap the suspect's phone for evidence.

The agency planned to wiretap communications to gather intelligence.

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French:mise sur écoute, intercepter, ...
German:Abhören, abhören, ...
Italian:intercettazione telefonica, intercettare, ...
Spanish:intervención telefónica, intervenir, ...
Portuguese:escuta telefónica, grampear, ...
Chinese:窃听行为, 窃听, ...
Japanese:盗聴, 盗聴する, ...
Arabic:تَنَصُّت, تَنَصَّتَ, ...
Hebrew:צִיתוּת, לְהַאֲזִין בְּסֵתֶר, ...
Russian:прослушка, прослушивать, ...
Ukrainian:прослуховування, прослуховувати, ...
Hindi:फोन टैपिंग, फोन टैप करना, ...
Bengali:আড়িপাতা, আড়ি পাতা, ...
Catalan:escolta, punxar, ...
Czech:odposlech, odposlouchávat, ...
Danish:aflytning, aflytte, ...
Dutch:afluisteren, aftappen, ...
Greek:υποκλοπή, υποκλέπτω, ...
Hungarian:lehallgatás, lehallgatni, ...
Khmer:ការស្តាប់ស្ទាក់យកការទំនាក់ទំនងដោយសម្ងាត់, លួចស្ដាប់តាមទូរស័ព្ទ, ...
Korean:도청, 도청하다, ...
Persian:شنود, شنود کردن, ...
Polish:podsłuch, podsłuchiwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):interceptação telefônica, grampear, ...
Romanian:interceptare, a intercepta, ...
Swedish:avlyssning, avlyssna, ...
Thai:การดักฟัง, ดักฟัง, ...
Turkish:dinleme, dinlemek, ...
Vietnamese:việc nghe lén, gắn thiết bị nghe lén, ...

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