bug

bestiole, insecte

Petit animal comme un insecte ou une araignée, surtout lorsqu’on le trouve gênant.

En anglais simple : A small animal such as an insect or spider, especially one people find annoying.

• There’s a bug on your shirt.
• We found tiny bugs under the leaves.
• Does this spray keep bugs away?

Synonymes : insect, creepy-crawly

Expressions courantes : bug spray, little bug, bug bite

bug, erreur

Défaut qui empêche un programme informatique ou un autre système de fonctionner correctement.

En anglais simple : A fault that makes a computer program or another system work incorrectly.

• There is a bug in the app.
• The update fixed several bugs.
• Can you report the bug to the developers?

Synonymes : fault, error, defect, glitch

Expressions courantes : software bug, fix a bug, bug report

virus, infection

Maladie qui se transmet entre personnes, ou microbe qui en est la cause.

En anglais simple : An illness that spreads between people, or the tiny living thing that causes it.

• I’ve caught a stomach bug.
• A nasty bug is going around the school.
• She stayed in bed until the bug passed.

Synonymes : infection, illness, germ

Expressions courantes : stomach bug, catch a bug, flu bug

passion, mordu

Intérêt très fort pour une activité, ou personne particulièrement passionnée par un sujet.

En anglais simple : A strong interest in an activity, or someone who is extremely interested in a particular subject.

• She caught the travel bug at university.
• The gardening bug has taken over our family.
• As a gold bug, he follows metal prices closely.

Synonymes : enthusiasm, obsession, enthusiast

Expressions courantes : travel bug, catch the bug, gold bug

micro caché, micro espion

Petit appareil dissimulé pour écouter secrètement les conversations.

En anglais simple : A small hidden electronic device used to listen secretly to people’s conversations.

• They found a bug under the desk.
• The police planted a bug in the office.
• The tiny bug recorded every conversation in the room.

Synonymes : listening device, hidden microphone

Expressions courantes : plant a bug, hidden bug, listening bug

hémiptère

Insecte d’un groupe particulier dont la bouche perce les plantes ou les animaux pour en aspirer les liquides.

En anglais simple : An insect in a particular group whose mouthparts pierce plants or animals to suck out liquid.

• This insect is a true bug.
• The scientist examined the bug’s piercing mouthparts.
• Aphids and cicadas belong to the same broad group of bugs.

Expressions courantes : true bug, shield bug, plant bug

embêter, agacer

Déranger quelqu’un, notamment en posant sans cesse des questions ou en l’interrompant.

En anglais simple : To annoy someone, often by repeatedly asking questions or interrupting them.

• Stop bugging me!
• The noise has been bugging her all morning.
• My brother bugged me for a lift.

Comment l'utiliser : bug someone about something (He keeps bugging me about the deadline.); bug someone to do something (They bugged me to join the club.)

Synonymes : bother, annoy, pester

Expressions courantes : bug someone, bug someone about something, bug someone for something

mettre sur écoute

Installer des appareils cachés dans un lieu pour écouter secrètement les conversations.

En anglais simple : To place hidden electronic equipment somewhere to listen secretly to conversations.

• They plan to bug the office.
• Someone had bugged her telephone.
• The police bugged the room before the meeting.

Synonymes : wiretap

Expressions courantes : bug a room, bug a phone, bug someone’s office