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wire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/waɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
/waɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
wīʹər (US)
wīr (US)
[wəɪɚ] (Ontario)
(US) audio
/wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
/ˈwaɪɚ/ (US)
[wäɪɚ] (Ontario)

Etymology

From Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Meanings

(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
- Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool
(countable, uncountable) A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
(countable, uncountable) A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- That wire powers the lamp.
- Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
(countable, uncountable) A fence made of usually barbed wire.
(countable, uncountable) A finish line of a racetrack.
(countable, informal, uncountable) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- The episode began by a telephone ring in the morning and the voice of Algernon Mailey at the far end of the wire. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
(broadly, countable, uncountable) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- Another letter. "Friedrichswerks, Hamburg, Germany. We beg to acknowledge receipt of order for fifteen thousand Robots." [Telephone rings.] Hello! This is the Central Office. Yes. Certainly. Well, send them a wire. Good. [Hangs up telephone.] Where did I leave off? c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act 1:
- “Oh, hadn’t I told you?” the other said quickly. “I had a wire yesterday. He landed in New York Wednesday. It was such a mixed-up sort of message, I never could understand what he was trying to tell me, except that he would have to stay in New York for a week or so. It was over fifty words long.” 1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 23:
(countable, slang, uncountable) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
(countable, informal, uncountable) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- If you don't surrender now, it's gonna go down to the wire 1988, The Traveling Wilburys, “Tweeter and the Monkey Man”, in The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1:
- This election is going to go right to the wire
(countable, uncountable) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- to pull the wires for office
(archaic, countable, qualifier:thieves' slang, uncountable) A pickpocket, especially one who targets women.
(countable, slang, uncountable) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable) A knitting needle.
(countable, uncountable) A long, filamenteous, ornamental feather.
- Over the forehead is a large patch of pure white feathers, which shine like satin; and from the sides of the head spring the six wonderful feathers from which the bird receives its name. These are slender wires, six inches long, with a small oval web at the extremity. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 409:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
alt of wire service and/or newswire
- Breaking news reports have just come in to us over the wire.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wires	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

thread (thin thread of metal) · conducting wire (metal conductor that carries electricity) · telegraph (informal: telegraph) · telegram (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) · cable (thin thread of metal) · steel wire (thin thread of metal) · score string (object used to keep the score in billiards) · barbed wire (fencing made of usually barbed wire)

Translations (188)

ne तार (thin thread of metal) · sv ledning (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ilo barot (thin thread of metal) · ca filferro (thin thread of metal) · sl žica (thin thread of metal) · acw سِلْك (thin thread of metal) · it arrivo (sports: finish line of a racetrack) · is vír (thin thread of metal) · nl snoer (metal conductor that carries electricity) · el συρματόπλεγμα (fence made of usually barbed wire) · pl kabel (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ms wayar (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ms dawai (thin thread of metal) · sv målsnöre (sports: finish line of a racetrack) · az məftil (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ba тимерсыбыҡ (thin thread of metal) · kaw kawat (thin thread of metal) · it cavo (metal conductor that carries electricity) · es alambre (thin thread of metal) · alt эмик (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ko 철사 (thin thread of metal) · ro fir (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ms wayar (thin thread of metal) · it cimice (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · syl ꠔꠣꠞ (thin thread of metal) · sh жи̏ца (metal conductor that carries electricity) · el κοριός (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · sjd страӈӈ (thin thread of metal) · nb ledning (thin thread of metal) · mrw kawat (thin thread of metal) · ja ワイヤー (thin thread of metal) · mk жица (metal conductor that carries electricity) · gd uèir (metal conductor that carries electricity) · nv bééshtsʼósí (thin thread of metal) · gd uèir (thin thread of metal) · lo ລວດ (thin thread of metal) · hu drót (thin thread of metal) · da tråd (thin thread of metal) · fr fil (thin thread of metal) · ru про́вод (thin thread of metal) · jv kawat (thin thread of metal) · ccc alampre (thin thread of metal) · cy weiren (thin thread of metal) · pl przewód (metal conductor that carries electricity) · th ลวด (thin thread of metal) · bg жи́ца (thin thread of metal) · lt viela (thin thread of metal) · bg те́лена огра́да (fence made of usually barbed wire) · izh proovolka (thin thread of metal) · fi piikkilanka-aita (fence made of usually barbed wire) · uk дріт (thin thread of metal) · lo ສາຍ (thin thread of metal) · hy մետաղալար (thin thread of metal) · uk про́від (thin thread of metal) · ka მავთული (thin thread of metal) · fi lanka (thin thread of metal) · it filo metallico (thin thread of metal) · pt fio (metal conductor that carries electricity) · sq tel (thin thread of metal) · ru про́вод (metal conductor that carries electricity) · nn tråd (thin thread of metal) · ru про́волока (thin thread of metal) · sh žȉca (metal conductor that carries electricity) · nb tråd (thin thread of metal) · mn төмөр утас (thin thread of metal) · lv stieple (thin thread of metal) · km ខ្សែភ្លើង (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ky сым (thin thread of metal) · th สาย (thin thread of metal) · bo ལྕགས་སྐུད (thin thread of metal) · es arambre (thin thread of metal) · it microspia (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · ca cable (metal conductor that carries electricity) · sl žica (metal conductor that carries electricity) · km លួស (thin thread of metal) · ja 線 (thin thread of metal) · my ဝိုင်ယာကြိုး (thin thread of metal) · th สายไฟ (metal conductor that carries electricity) · bg жи́ца (metal conductor that carries electricity) · fi johdin (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ps تار (thin thread of metal) · ro sârmă (thin thread of metal) · sh žȉca (thin thread of metal) · sw waya (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · az sim (thin thread of metal) · be про́вад (thin thread of metal) · bn তার (thin thread of metal) · kk сым (thin thread of metal) · el σύρμα (thin thread of metal) · pl drut (thin thread of metal) · it traguardo (sports: finish line of a racetrack) · vi dây thép (thin thread of metal) · eo drato (thin thread of metal) · ug سىم (thin thread of metal) · pdt Drot (thin thread of metal) · nl ader (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ka სადენი (metal conductor that carries electricity) · bg тел (thin thread of metal) · pl pluskwa (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · chr ᎤᏯᏅᎯ (thin thread of metal) · vi dây (thin thread of metal) · af draadheining (fence made of usually barbed wire) · ajp سِلِك (thin thread of metal) · pt grampo (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · nl draad (thin thread of metal) · et traat (thin thread of metal) · mk жица (thin thread of metal) · kl nimissiaq (thin thread of metal) · sw waya (fence made of usually barbed wire) · cs drát (thin thread of metal) · ro fir (thin thread of metal) · es hilo (thin thread of metal) · ar سِلْك (thin thread of metal) · hu huzal (thin thread of metal) · tr tel (thin thread of metal) · af draad (thin thread of metal) · zza tel (thin thread of metal) · pl kabel (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · sv tråd (thin thread of metal) · sw waya (sports: finish line of a racetrack) · it filo (thin thread of metal) · he חוּט (thin thread of metal) · it cavo elettrico (metal conductor that carries electricity) · mk бодликава жица (fence made of usually barbed wire) · sv kabel (metal conductor that carries electricity) · lb Drot (thin thread of metal) · alt эмик (thin thread of metal) · th สายไฟฟ้า (metal conductor that carries electricity) · sv taggtrådsstaket (fence made of usually barbed wire) · sw waya (thin thread of metal) · pt arame (thin thread of metal) · nl elektriciteitsdraad (metal conductor that carries electricity) · mel waya (thin thread of metal) · id kawat (thin thread of metal) · ms kawat (thin thread of metal) · az tel (thin thread of metal) · de Wanze (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · ckb تێل (thin thread of metal) · mi waea (thin thread of metal) · es cable (metal conductor that carries electricity) · sjd проавлогк (thin thread of metal) · nn leidning (thin thread of metal) · eu hari (thin thread of metal) · ca fil d'aram (thin thread of metal) · cmn 線 /线 (thin thread of metal) · cy gwifren (thin thread of metal) · be дрот (thin thread of metal) · fi metallilanka (thin thread of metal) · cmn 電線 /电线 (metal conductor that carries electricity) · tl alambre (thin thread of metal) · de Ader (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ru прослу́шка (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · as তাৰ (thin thread of metal) · it filo spinato (fence made of usually barbed wire) · de Draht (thin thread of metal) · ru жучо́к (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · tk sim (thin thread of metal) · cmn 鐵絲 /铁丝 (thin thread of metal) · it filo elettrico (metal conductor that carries electricity) · el καλώδιο (metal conductor that carries electricity) · mel waya (metal conductor that carries electricity) · sv elkabel (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ur تار (thin thread of metal) · ja 針金 (thin thread of metal) · hi तार (thin thread of metal) · sip ལྕགས་སྐུད (thin thread of metal) · lv stieple (metal conductor that carries electricity) · km លួសបន្លា (fence made of usually barbed wire) · ko 철조망 (fence made of usually barbed wire) · uz sim (thin thread of metal) · gl arame (thin thread of metal) · az məftil (thin thread of metal) · os тел (thin thread of metal) · fa-ira سیم (thin thread of metal) · sk drôt (thin thread of metal) · ota سیم (thin thread of metal) · fi maalinauha (sports: finish line of a racetrack) · ja 電線 (metal conductor that carries electricity) · apw bitsʼǫǫs (thin thread of metal) · yi דראָט (thin thread of metal) · sh жи̏ца (thin thread of metal) · tg сим (thin thread of metal) · ty niuniu (thin thread of metal) · sw waya (metal conductor that carries electricity) · de Draht (metal conductor that carries electricity) · pt escuta (slang: hidden listening device on the person) · fi sähköjohto (metal conductor that carries electricity) · ko 전선 (metal conductor that carries electricity)

wikidata: Q551997

wire en · VERB

Pronunciation

/waɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
/waɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
wīʹər (US)
wīr (US)
[wəɪɚ] (Ontario)
(US) audio
/wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ (Canada)
/ˈwaɪɚ/ (US)
[wäɪɚ] (Ontario)

Etymology

Meanings

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- I could see him in his plane flying low over the river or a reservoir, dropping the club out with a chunk of lead wired to the shaft. 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 222:
- We need to wire that hole in the fence.
To string on a wire.
- wire beads
To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- Replying on March 20 to a Commons Written Question from Alberto Costa (Conservative, South Leicestershire) about plans to wire to Leicester, Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "We are currently investing in the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. [...] 2020 April 8, “Network News: MML still on electrification agenda”, in Rail, page 23:
- Do you know how to wire a plug?
To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires: ▸ To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- Assuming that all of the conference rooms are wired into the LAN, the sales representative would have to carry a cable to connect into any conference room that they visit, find the appropriate wall jack, and connect into the network. 2004, David Wall, Managing and Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network, →ISBN, page 2:
- I'll just wire your camera to the computer screen.
To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires: ▸ To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- The distal tier of cells has a wider acceptance angle than the proximal tier and different neuronal wiring (distal photoreceptors are wired into the lamina, while proximal photoreceptors are wired into the medulla), as well as a different spectral receptor composition. 2003, Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight, →ISBN, page 31:
- There is an enormous neurological consequence to mechanorecptor dysfunction, which is related to how these cells are wired into the spinal cord. 2004, Richard Weinstein, The Stress Effect, →ISBN:
To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires: ▸ To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- He was the minority leader's political eyes and ears— nicknamed "the Electrician," due to all the intrigue and legislative shenanigans he was wired into. 1996, H. L. Richardson, Split Ticket, →ISBN, page 54:
- "When the island was initially green-lighted for casinos, Hu Dzem figured he was first in line, given the way he was wired into the gambling rackets in Hong Kong and on the mainland. 2006, Don Pendleton, Slaughter House, →ISBN, page 180:
- Dealers saw the potential in him because he was wired into all the right social networks, and asked him to start selling pills for them. 2009, Natalie Welsh, Sentenced to Hell: The Incredible True Story of a Young Mother's Miraculous Escape from Venezuela's Notorious Prison System, →ISBN, page 29:
- RESTON MOVED QUICKLY to parlay his new prominence by wiring himself into high-level Washington sources, and not just Republicans like Vandenberg. 2006, John F. Stacks, Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 102:
- Duke fans REALLY showed up in the noise department...The cheers may not have been overly varied, but the noise was consistent, and they were wired into every single play that occurred on the court. 2015 July 4, John Cassillo, “Neutral Fan at the Final Four: How I Got Through Four Days in Indianapolis Without Syracuse”, in SB Nation:
- He has always done this, having a good system for wiring himself in to the daily action and buzz of what's going on with clients and the business in general. He also has a pretty good nose for figuring out who the key influencers are, […] 2018, Robin Brunet, Let's Get Frank, Douglas & McIntyre, →ISBN:
- The remainder of the Inn Crowd started to wire themselves into the session. Frank, who was almost always the first to get pissed, was practically gone already, delighted with his career and with his life and determined to drink […] 2010, John Martin Somers, Pick Your Own Strawberries, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 276:
- Blair brought out the febrile intensity of Stanhope, wiring himself into his ever more circumscribed troglodyte world, speculating moodily on the worm that went down when it thought it was coming up. Robert Philp thought Blair's ... 2013, John Rentoul, Tony Blair: Prime Minister, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
- All that determines the amount that livestock producers receive is the degree to which they wire themselves into the various sources that are available. However, the primary source is still the land-grant-university system. 2019, Frank H Baker, Mason Miller, Stud Managers' Handbook, CRC Press, →ISBN:
- ... and quite handy indeed that they also saw fit to wire themselves into the social problem that they had a major hand in creating in the first place. This almost blatant orchestration of social conflict is just a ladle in the soup of ... 2000, Joan D'Arc, Phenomenal World: Remote Viewing, Astral Travel, Apparitions, Extraterrestrials, Lucid Dreams and Other Forms of Intelligent Contact in the Magical Kingdom of Mind-at-Large, Book Tree, →ISBN, page 154:
- A week, and most of it spent inside the compound, but already he's begun to wire himself into the environment, read its codes. The pecking order and the power struggles and the personalities. The fixers and the operators, ... 2014, Helen Giltrow, The Distance: A Thriller, Anchor, →ISBN:
- Like the fledgling scientist who tried to wire himself into the sisterly circle at Field Place, Prometheus joins the electric circuit formed by his "Fair sister nymphs," Panthea, Asia, ... 1999, Teddi Chichester Bonca, Teddi Lynn Chichester, Shelley's Mirrors of Love: Narcissism, Sacrifice, and Sorority, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 186:
- "In the changing room I'm not very relaxed, I get wired into it then and psyched up but I think it's important not to build the game up in your mind into something that it's not," he asserts. 2015 April 18, Daniel McDonnell, “Captain Pearce aims to deliver knockout blow to Arsenal in FA Cup”, in Irish Independent:
- I am wired into my work on a continuous basis. I think that I can shut it off, but in my heart I know I cannot 2002, Penny Gurstein, Wired to the World, Chained to the Home: Telework in Daily Life, →ISBN, page 193:
- He is really wired into the world of hockey and connected to all facets of the sport. Jimmy is wired into the media as well. 2010, Jim Devellano, Roger Lajoie, The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL, →ISBN, page xi:
- The same, obviously, cannot be said for Calipari, or Coach Cal as he's known by all those wired into the world of college basketball. 2015 March 30, Bob Raissman, “Duke's Mike Krzyzewski the darling of Final Four coaches”, in New York Daily News:
- Working together with a highly-respected and well-connected gang leader like Lion reduces the risk of detection. Such men wire themselves into the happenings of the pen; they know who can pay how much, and they have finely tuned instincts for the rackets they control. The Nelsons work as a husband-and-wife team, which makes escaping detection easier. 2007, Michael G. Santos, Inside: Life Behind Bars in America, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 132:
(figuratively, passive, usually) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- If God wired her to be a corporate tycoon, Olympic champion, presidential hopeful, or Academy Award-winning actress, that's awesome. Come alongside her and cheer her on. But just as awesome is the idea that the plan for her life is far [simpler]. 2013 March 1, Jay Payleitner, 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 132:
- “‘Cept I do hurt people sometimes, Case. I guess it's just the way I'm wired.” 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 25:
- Maternal instinct is wired into the brain. 2011, Kathryn E. Hood, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Gary Greenberg, Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics, →ISBN:
- PPT hypothesises that grammatical properties which are universal will not have to be learned by the child, since they are wired into the language faculty and hence part of the child's genetic endowment... 2004, Andrew Radford, English Syntax: An Introduction, →ISBN, page 11:
- There's no use trying to get Sarah to be less excitable. That's just the way she's wired.
- You make decisions innately; doing so is wired into how you behave. 2011, Jay Pestrichelli, Wayne Ferbert, Buy and Hedge: The 5 Iron Rules for Investing Over the Long Term, →ISBN, page 9:
- It's certainly wired into our language when we talk about, 'C'mon, be a man about it,' or 'Man up.' 2015 February 18, Orvelin Valle, “This Journalist Nails The Reason Why Young Men Want To Go To War”, in We Are The Mighty:
- That voyage will be far more comfortable and may involve some sightseeing if internal marketing is wired into organizational culture and strategy rather than something that is done from time to time depending upon the economic cycle. 2005, Michael Dunmore, Inside-out Marketing, →ISBN, page 6:
(ambitransitive) To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- If the thing doesn't tempt you, say no more about it. If it does, just wire a time and I'll be at the station. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
- In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," Sherlock Holmes telegraphs Watson: "Have you a couple of days to spare? Have just been wired for from the West of England in connection with Boscombe Valley tragedy. […]." 1957 May 14, Neil Caplan, “Railways in English Fiction”, in Railway Magazine, page 349:
- Urgent: please wire me another 100 pounds sterling.
- The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station.
- Philip wired a succinct affirmative, and next morning a stranger presented himself at the studio. 1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XLIX, in Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC:
(slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- Coffee late at night wires me good and proper.
(slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- We wired the suspect's house.
To snare by means of a wire or wires.
(qualifier:croquet, transitive) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
wires	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
wiring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
wired	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
wired	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Antonyms

unwire (antonym(s) of “to fasten with wire”)

Deriveds

overwire · biwiring · rewire · prewire · structured wiring · biwired · wiring · hard-wire · wire away · hot-wire · wire into · wire in · wirable · wiredness · miswire · unwire

rewire (equip for use with electricity) · rewire (to fasten with wire)

Synonyms

telegraph · electrify (equip for use with electricity) · cable (informal: send a message or funds by telecommunications)

Translations (40)

el βάζω κοριό (slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) · sw waya (to make someone tense or psyched-up) · nl aansluiten (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) · fi pujottaa (to string on a wire) · nl vastbinden (to fasten with wire) · it infilzare (to string on a wire) · sw waya (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · it elettrificare (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · it eccitare (to make someone tense or psyched-up) · el τηλεγραφώ (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · hu bedrótoz (slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) · it stendere fili elettrici (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · bg телеграфирам (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · fi sitoa (to fasten with wire) · sv överföra (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · el καλωδιώνω (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · it avere nervi a fior di pelle (to make someone tense or psyched-up) · bg окабелявам (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · fi johdottaa (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · sw waya (slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) · no overføre (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · sw waya (to string on a wire) · it telegrafare (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · it installare microspie (slang: to install eavesdropping equipment) · fi kytkeä (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) · sw waya (to fasten with wire) · nl electrificeren (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · de Geld überweisen (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · el τσιτώνω (to make someone tense or psyched-up) · tr para havale etmek (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · el στερεώνω με σύρμα (to fasten with wire) · sw waya (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) · es cablear (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · el στέλνω (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · sv skicka (informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system) · it fissare con filo metallico (to fasten with wire) · it collegare tramite cavo (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) · sv fästa med ståltråd (to fasten with wire) · it installare impianto elettrico (to equip with wires for use with electricity) · it gasare (to make someone tense or psyched-up)

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wire en · VERB

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