glitch

fallo, problema técnico

Problema pequeño e inesperado que impide que algo funcione bien, normalmente por poco tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A small, unexpected problem that stops something from working properly, often for a short time.

• A glitch stopped the music.
• The team fixed a technical glitch before the meeting.
• Have you noticed any glitches in the system?

Cómo se usa: a glitch in something (A glitch in the payment system delayed the order.)

Sinónimos: fault, bug, hiccup

Expresiones frecuentes: technical glitch, minor glitch, glitch in something, software glitch

fallo, exploit

Error de un videojuego que permite a los jugadores hacer cosas que normalmente no están permitidas.

En inglés sencillo: An error in a game that players can use to do things the game normally prevents.

• This glitch gives players extra coins.
• She used a glitch to skip the final level.
• Speedrunners discovered a glitch that lets them pass through locked doors.

Sinónimos: exploit, bug

Expresiones frecuentes: use a glitch, perform a glitch, glitch through walls

fallar

Dejar de funcionar correctamente de repente, a menudo solo durante un breve tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly stop working correctly, often for only a short time.

• My phone keeps glitching.
• The screen glitched during the video call.
• Does the app glitch when you open it?

Sinónimos: malfunction, act up

Expresiones frecuentes: glitch during something, glitch on startup

aprovechar un fallo

Usar un error de un videojuego para hacer algo que normalmente sería imposible.

En inglés sencillo: To use an error in a video game to do something normally impossible.

• She glitched through the wall.
• Players can glitch into the locked room.
• He glitched out of the level and reached the ending early.

Cómo se usa: glitch through/into something (You can glitch through the fence by jumping here.); glitch out of something (The player glitched out of the map.)

Sinónimos: exploit a bug

Expresiones frecuentes: glitch through something, glitch into something, glitch out of something