Dictionary

wiretap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwaɪɚtæp/ (General-American)
• /ˈwaɪətæp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from wiretapper; or else wire + tap

Meanings

1. A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.

Forms

Translations (22)

fi kuuntelulaite (covert connection) · fr écoute (covert connection) · fr micro (covert connection) · ru жучо́к (covert connection) · pt grampo (covert connection) · ka ფარული მოსმენის ელექტრონული მოწყობილობა (covert connection) · bg бръ́мбар (covert connection) · ru подслу́шивающее устро́йство (covert connection) · ko 도청기 (covert connection) · de Wanze (covert connection) · sv telefonavlyssning (covert connection) · fi salakuuntelulaite (covert connection) · pl pluskwa (covert connection) · it microspia (covert connection) · cs štěnice (covert connection) · ka მოსასმენი მოწყობილობა (covert connection) · ko 도청장치 (covert connection) · fr mouchard (covert connection) · el κοριός (covert connection) · cmn 竊聽器 /窃听器 (covert connection) · it cimice (covert connection) · ja 盗聴器 (covert connection)

wiretap en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈwaɪɚtæp/ (General-American)
• /ˈwaɪətæp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from wiretapper; or else wire + tap

Meanings

1. (transitive) To install or to use such a connection.

Forms

Deriveds

wiretapped · wiretapping · wiretapper

Translations (20)

cs odposlouchávat (to install or to use such a device) · fi salakuunnella (to install or to use such a device) · pl zakładać pluskwę (to install or to use such a device) · ko 도청장치(盜聽裝置)를 설치하다 (to install or to use such a device) · pt grampear (to install or to use such a device) · nl aftappen (to install or to use such a device) · de verwanzen (to install or to use such a device) · it spiare (to install or to use such a device) · fr mettre sur écoute (to install or to use such a device) · sl namestiti prisluškovalno napravo (to install or to use such a device) · ko 도청기(盜聽機)를 설치하다 (to install or to use such a device) · it intercettare (to install or to use such a device) · sv telefonavlyssna (to install or to use such a device) · fr un micro (to install or to use such a device) · fr poser un mouchard (to install or to use such a device) · fi asentaa salakuuntelulaite (to install or to use such a device) · ka სატელეფონო საუბრებზე მიყურადება (to install or to use such a device) · ja 盗聴器を仕掛ける (to install or to use such a device) · ka სატელეფონო საუბრების მოსმენა (to install or to use such a device) · pl założyć pluskwę (to install or to use such a device)