wiretap russian

• подслу́шивать

  to eavesdrop, to listen in on, to overhear

  to tap, to bug, to wiretap

• жучо́к

  little beetle, small bug

  bug (listening device), wiretap

  home-made fuse, fuse bypass

• прослу́шивать

  to listen to, to hear

  to tap, to bug, to wiretap

  to auscultate, to listen to (the chest)

  to miss, to fail to catch

• прослушиваться

  to be audible, to be heard

  to be bugged, to be wiretapped, to be tapped

Examples

• Среди чле́нов парла́мента разгоре́лся бу́рный спор в свя́зи с зако́ном о прослу́шивании телефо́нных разгово́ров.

  Parliament members had a raucous argument over the Wiretapping Law.

• В телефоне нашли жучок.

  They found a wiretap in the phone.