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"Bug" is a noun which is often translated as "el bicho", and "insect" is a noun which is often translated as "el insecto". Learn more about the difference between "bug" and "insect" below.
bug(
buhg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (animal) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el bicho (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
There were bugs crawling all over the garbage.Había bichos moviéndose por toda la basura.
b. el insecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sarah, there's a bug in your sandwich!¡Sarah, hay un insecto en tu sándwich!
2. (colloquial) (germ)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la infección (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He picked up a stomach bug on his last trip to Pensacola.Se ha agarrado una infección estomacal en su último viaje a Pensacola.
3. (computing)
a. el error de programación (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The software was released to the public before all the bugs could be worked out.El software se puso a disposición del público antes de que se corrigieran todos los errores de programación.
4. (colloquial) (listening device)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el micrófono oculto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The FBI placed bugs in his office.El FBI colocó micrófonos ocultos en su oficina.
5. (colloquial) (obsession)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el gusanillo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She caught the photography bug while traveling through Spain.Le picó el gusanillo de la fotografía en su viaje por España.
6. (colloquial) (enthusiast) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el entusiasta (M), la entusiasta (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She is a real exercise bug.Es una verdadera entusiasta del ejercicio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (colloquial) (to listen)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. colocar un micrófono oculto en
They bugged the ambassador's hotel room.Colocaron micrófonos ocultos en la habitación del embajador.
8. (colloquial) (to annoy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
insect(
ihn
-
sehkt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el insecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are some peculiar insects crawling on the tree.Hay unos insectos raros arrastrándose por el árbol.
b. el bicho (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
After being away for a month, I returned to a house full of insects.Después de estar fuera por un mes, me encontré con una casa llena de bichos al llegar.
