| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
bed bug,
bedbug n | (wingless parasite) | chinche nf |
| Steam cleaners can be used to eradicate bed bugs from mattresses. |
| Las limpiadoras a vapor se pueden utilizar para erradicar las chinches de los colchones. |
| bug fix n | (correction of software error) (informática, voz inglesa) | arreglo del bug nm + loc adj |
| arreglo del error nm + loc adj |
| bug fixing n | (correcting software errors) | arreglando bugs gerundio |
bug repellent,
insect repellent n | US (chemical deterring insects) | repelente de insectos nm + loc adj |
bug spray,
bugspray n | (liquid that kills insects) | insecticida nf |
| This bug spray contains citronella. |
| bug zapper n | (device for killing insects) | exterminador eléctrico de insectos grupo nom |
| bug-eyed adj | figurative, informal (with bulging eyes) | de ojos saltones loc adj |
| bug-eyes n | (eyes of an insect) | ojos de insecto nmpl + loc adj |
| bug-eyes n | figurative (wide-open, bulging eyes) | ojos saltones nmpl + adj |
bug-free,
bug free adj | (code, software) | sin errores loc adj |
| libre de virus loc adj |
| sin virus loc adj |
| limpio/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| bug-ridden adj | (full of insects) | infestado/a adj |
| plagado/a adj |
carpet beetle,
carpet bug n | (small bug feeding on rugs) (insecto) | escarabajo de alfombra loc nom m |
| damsel bug n | (predatory insect) | chinche damisela nf |
| Note: Nombre científico: Nabis spp. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La chiche damisela es un insecto predador y actúa como control natural de plagas en los cultivos. |
firefly,
also US: lightning bug n | (flying insect that glows) | luciérnaga nf |
| (CL, HN, CR) | candelilla nf |
| (AR) | bichito de luz loc nom m |
| The children ran around the yard trying to catch fireflies. |
| fix a bug v expr | (correct software error) (informática) | depurar⇒ vtr |
| (informática) | corregir un fallo loc verb |
| gold-bug n | (beetle) | escarabajo de oro loc nom m |
gold bug,
goldbug n | figurative ([sb] who likes to buy gold) | comprador de oro, compradora de oro nm, nf + loc adj |
gold bug,
goldbug n | (advocate of the gold standard) (como moneda de valor) | defensor del oro, defensora del oro nm, nf + loc adj |
| June bug n | (large brown beetle) | abejón nm |
| (AmC) | ronrón nm |
| June bug n | US, regional (firefly) | luciérnaga nf |
| June bug n | (green beetle) | escarabajo verde nm + adj mf |
| kissing bug n | (type of insect) (AmS) | vinchuca nf |
| (AmC, MX) | chinche nf |
ladybug,
lady bug (US),
ladybird (UK) n | (spotted beetle) | mariquita nf |
| (MX) | catarina nf |
| (AR, UY) | vaquita de san Antonio loc nom f |
| (CL) | chinita nf |
| Ladybugs are very beneficial in a garden. |
| Las mariquitas son muy beneficiosas en un jardín. |
| leaf bug | (insect) | fílido nm |
| insecto hoja loc nom m |
leaf-footed bug,
coreid bug n | (insect) | bicho patas de hoja loc nom m |
| lightning bug | (insect) | lampírido nm |
| (AR) | bichito de luz loc nom m |
| luciérnaga nf |
mealybug (US),
mealy bug (UK) n | (plant-eating insect) | cochinilla blanca loc nom f |
| cochinilla algodonosa loc nom f |
| millennium bug | (computers) (informática) | error del milenio loc nom m |
| problema del año 2000 loc nom m |
| efecto 2000 loc nom m |
oriental cockroach,
oriental roach,
blackbeetle,
black beetle n | (large insect) | cucaracha oriental loc nom f |
| palmetto bug n | US (insect: cockroach) | cucaracha americana grupo nom |
| Note: Nombre científico: Periplaneta americana. |
| pill bug n | (small crustacean: woodlouse) (crustáceo) | bicho bolita loc nom m |
| plant bug n | (insect that feeds on plants) | fitoparásito nm |
| insecto de planta grupo nom |
| parásito nm |
| put a bug in [sb]'s ear v expr | US, figurative (make a subtle suggestion to) | hacer una sugerencia sutil a alguien loc verb |
roly-poly,
roly-poly bug n | US, informal (pill bug) | bicho bolita, bicho bola loc nom m |
| cochinillas de la humedad loc nom f |
| chanchitos de tierra loc nom m |
sand cricket,
Jerusalem cricket,
potato bug n | (insect) | cara de niño loc nom f |
| snug as a bug expr | informal (warm and comfortable) | acurrucadito y calentito loc adj |
| sow bug n | US, regional (woodlouse) (España) | cochinilla nf |
| Las chumberas están plagadas de las cochinillas que se usaban para fabricar tinte. |
| (Argentina) | bicho bolita nm |
| En mi jardín hay muchos bichos bolita. |
| (España) | bicho bola nm |
| Mira papá, tengo un bicho bola del jardín. |
stick insect,
also US: stick bug,
walking stick n | (very slender insect) | insecto palo loc nom m |
stink bug,
stinkbug,
stink-bug,
also UK: shield bug,
shieldbug,
shield-bug n | (bad-smelling insect) | chinche apestosa loc nom f |
stomach bug,
sickness bug n | UK (gastric infection) | virus estomacal nm inv + adj mf |
| infección estomacal nf + adj mf |
| water bug n | (aquatic insect) | chinche de agua loc nom f |
water bug,
waterbug n | US (oriental cockroach) | cucaracha oriental loc nom f |
| zapper n | (device for killing insects) (de insectos) | exterminador nm |
| matamoscas nm |
| Zoe used the zapper to kill the mosquito. |
