wiretapped

ˈwaɪərˌtæpt
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Translation of wiretapped into German

Adjective

1.

secret listening

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monitored through electronic eavesdropping
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  • The wiretapped office was under investigation.Das abgehörte Büro wurde untersucht.
2.

surveillance

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having a phone or device secretly listened to
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  • The wiretapped phone revealed crucial information.Das abgehörte Telefon enthüllte wichtige Informationen.
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Synonyms and analogies of wiretapped in English

adj.buggedsurveilledmonitoredMore synonyms

Examples of wiretapped in a sentence

  • They discovered the wiretapped conversations during the trial.
  • The wiretapped conversation was used as evidence.
  • Wiretapped devices are a breach of privacy.
wiretap
ˈwaɪərˌtæp
wiretapping
Noun
1.

secret monitoring

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act of secretly listening to someone's communication
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  • The wiretap revealed crucial information about the criminal network..Das Abhören enthüllte wichtige Informationen über das kriminelle Netzwerk
2.

listening equipment

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device or system for secretly listening to conversations
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  • The police installed a wiretap to monitor the suspect's calls..Die Polizei installierte ein Abhörgerät, um die Anrufe des Verdächtigen zu überwachen
Verb
tr.
1.

recording

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attach a device to a line to record conversations
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  • They wiretapped the office phone to gather evidence.Sie zapften das Bürotelefon an, um Beweise zu sammeln.
2.

information gathering

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connect to a communication line to obtain information
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  • Authorities wiretapped the network to intercept messages.Die Behörden hörten das Netzwerk ab, um Nachrichten abzufangen.

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

Adjective / Participle
abgehörtadj.

Even her email was wiretapped, revealing private details of her life.

Sogar ihre E-Mails wurden abgehört und preisgaben private Details ihres Lebens.

verwanztadj./pp.

As you may as well know, I have a large portion of this school bugged and wiretapped.

Wie ihr vielleicht wisst, habe ich einen großen Teil dieser Schule verwanzt.

angezapftpp.

Likewise, if you use FaceTime to make an audio call or a video call with one of your friends or loved ones, that, too, cannot be easily wiretapped.

Genauso wenn Sie FaceTime benutzen, um einen Sprach- oder Videoanruf mit Familie oder Freunden führen, können diese nicht einfach angezapft werden.

abgehörten

All wiretapped materials were reviewed for relevance to the ongoing investigation.

Alle abgehörten Materialien wurden auf Relevanz für die laufende Untersuchung überprüft.

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wiretapped: Examples and translations in context

After realizing her phone was wiretapped, she changed her communication strategies.

Nachdem sie erkannt hatte, dass ihr Telefon abgehört wurde, änderte sie ihre Kommunikationsstrategien.

He knows all your calls will be wiretapped.

Er weiß, dass all Ihre Anrufe abgehört werden.

Our phones will likely be wiretapped around the clock!

Unsere Telefone werden vermutlich rund um die Uhr abgehört.

And he was wiretapped saying I don't know what.

Und er wurde abgehört, als er, was auch immer was, gesagt hat.

Area 2-3, 2-4, and 2-5 are ready to be wiretapped.

Bereiche zwei-drei, zwei-vier und zwei-fünf können nun abgehört werden.

Are there still bugs that get installed in lampshades, do crazy people still believe that their molars are wiretapped?

Gibt es noch Wanzen, die in Lampenschirmen platziert werden, denken Verrückte noch, ihre Backenzähne wären verwanzt?

she had his room wiretapped...

verwanzte sie sein Zimmer,

The defendant was sentenced based on information obtained from wiretapped recordings.

Der Angeklagte wurde aufgrund von Informationen aus abgehörten Aufnahmen verurteilt.

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