bug

bʌɡ
bugged, bugging
bug: any small insect or similar creature
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Translation of bug into German,

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Noun

1.

informal

USany small insect or similar creatureUS
Insekt n
  • There was a bug crawling on the wall.An der Wand krabbelte ein Insekt.
2.

medical

contagious illness caused by microorganisms
Infekt mKrankheitserreger m
  • He caught a bug and stayed home.Er hat sich einen Infekt eingefangen und blieb zu Hause.
3.

technology

TECH.problem in a computer programTECH.
Fehler mBug Programmfehler
  • The software has a bug that needs fixing.Die Software hat einen Fehler, der behoben werden muss.
4.

surveillance

TECH.hidden microphone for spyingTECH.
Wanze fAbhörgerät n
  • They found a bug in the office.Sie fanden einen Abhörwanze im Büro.

Verb

tr.
1.

irritate

USannoy or bother persistentlyUS
nerven ärgern
  • His constant questions started to bug her during the meeting..Seine ständigen Fragen begannen sie während des Treffens zu nerven
2.

surveillance

TECH.install hidden microphones for eavesdroppingTECH.
verwanzen abhören
  • They bugged the office to gather information.Sie verwanzen das Büro, um Informationen zu sammeln.
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Expressions with bug: examples in English and translations in German

flu bugn.
Grippevirus
I caught the flu bug last winter.
bug outv.
verschwinden
abhauen
When the alarm rang, everyone bugged out.
bug eyesn.
Glubschaugen
He stared at me with bug eyes.
bug offv.
abhauen
verschwinden
He told the annoying salesman to bug off.
squash the bugv.
den Käfer zerquetschen
den Käfer zerdrücken
She used a tissue to squash the bug on the wall.
bitten by the same bugadj.
begeistert
gleich begeistert
They are bitten by the same bug for hiking and adventure.

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  • bug: any small insect or similar creature
    (informal) Insekt

Synonyms and analogies of bug in English

n.creepy-crawlycritterinsectinfectionvirusdefecterrorglitch
v.annoyirritatepestereavesdropmonitorwiretapMore synonyms

Examples of bug in a sentence

  • The bug landed on my arm while I was outside.
  • There's a bug going around the office.
  • She was bedridden for days with a nasty bug.
  • A bug in the code caused the app to crash.
  • Developers are working to fix the bug in the system.
  • The spy planted a bug in the lamp.

Translations of "bug" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derFehlernm.

I'm really under the gun to solve this bug before the launch.

Ich stehe wirklich unter Druck, diesen Fehler vor dem Start zu beheben.

derBugnm.

They discovered a computer bug that only appeared under extremely high network load.

Sie entdeckten einen Bug, der nur unter extrem hoher Netzwerklast auftrat.

derKäfernm.

He looked completely skeeved out when he found a bug in his salad.

Er wirkte völlig angeekelt, als er einen Käfer in seinem Salat fand.

dieWanzenf.

Sandstorm doesn't know that we've found that bug.

Sandstorm weiß nicht, dass wir die Wanze gefunden haben.

Fehlerberichtn.

File a bug or make some changes.

Erstelle einen Fehlerbericht oder nimm selbst Änderungen vor.

Verb
verwanzenv.

The agents were instructed to bug the politician's car discreetly.

Die Agenten wurden angewiesen, das Auto des Politikers diskret zu verwanzen.

nervenv.

She knew that her persistent reminders would eventually bug her husband.

Sie wusste, dass ihre ständigen Erinnerungen ihren Mann irgendwann nerven würden.

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bug: Examples and translations in context

She was in the flow while coding, fixing every bug without hesitation.

Sie war beim Programmieren total im Flow und behob jeden Fehler ohne Zögern.

A persistent computer bug in the app frustrated users over the weekend.

Ein hartnäckiger Fehler in der App frustrierte die Nutzer über das Wochenende.

Try not to bug out over a simple mistake at work.

Gerate wegen eines einfachen Fehlers bei der Arbeit nicht in Panik.

The developer is already on it, fixing the bug you reported this morning.

Der Entwickler ist schon dran und behebt den Fehler, den du heute gemeldet hast.

Frank discovered a computer bug that made the system freeze during updates.

Frank entdeckte einen Fehler, der das System während Updates zum Einfrieren brachte.

The programmer was working against the clock to fix the bug before launch.

Der Programmierer arbeitete unter Zeitdruck, um den Fehler vor dem Start zu beheben.

For a skilled programmer, fixing that bug was child's play.

Für einen erfahrenen Programmierer war das Beheben dieses Fehlers ein Klacks.

Fixing that simple bug was fish in a barrel for the senior developer.

Diesen simplen Fehler zu beheben war für den Seniorentwickler ein Kinderspiel.

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