listening device in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for listening device in the English»Spanish Dictionary

listening device N

listening device

aparato m de escucha

Translations for listening device in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.listen [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n] VB intr

1. listen (focus hearing):

listen

escuchar

if you listen carefully, you'll hear it

si escuchas con atención, lo oirás

to listen to sth/sb

escuchar algo/a alguien

as she lay in bed she listened to them arguing

acostada en su cama, los oía discutir

just listen to him (talk or talking)

¡fíjate or mira cómo habla!

to listen for sth they listened for her footsteps

estaban atentos a ver si la oían venir

I listened out for the record on the radio Brit

estuve atento a ver si oía el disco en la radio

2. listen (pay attention, heed):

listen

escuchar

to listen to sth/sb

escuchar algo/a alguien

are you listening (to me)?

¿me estás escuchando?

are you listening (to me)?

¿me oyes?

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening

perdón, no (te) estaba escuchando

I never used to listen in class

nunca atendía or prestaba atención en clase

I can't promise anything, but I'll listen to what he has to say

no puedo prometer nada pero estoy dispuesto a escucharlo

he doesn't listen to a word I say!

no me hace ningún caso

you tell her: she won't listen to me

díselo tú, a mí no me hace caso or no me escucha

if only I'd listened to what she said!

¡si le hubiera hecho caso!

if only I'd listened to what she said!

¡si la hubiera escuchado!

they won't listen to advice

no hacen caso de lo que se les dice

listen, I've had enough of your moaning

mira, estoy harto de tus quejas

listen, why don't we go/ask her?

oye ¿por qué no vamos/se lo preguntamos?

II.listen [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n] N inf

to give sth a listen

escuchar algo

after a couple of listens …

después de escucharlo un par de veces …

device [Am dəˈvaɪs, Brit dɪˈvʌɪs] N

1. device:

device (gadget, tool)

artefacto m

device (gadget, tool)

dispositivo m

device (gadget, tool)

aparato m

device (mechanism)

dispositivo m

device (mechanism)

mecanismo m

explosive device

artefacto m explosivo

nuclear device

arma f (con artículo masculino en el singular) nuclear

2. device (stratagem):

device

recurso m

device

estratagema f

a rhetorical device

un recurso retórico

to leave sb to her/his own devices

dejar que alguien se las arregle solo

to leave sb to her/his own devices

abandonar a alguien a sus propios recursos

3. device (in heraldry):

device

emblema m

listening device in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for listening device in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.listen [ˈlɪsən] N inf

to have a listen (to sth) inf

escuchar (algo)

II.listen [ˈlɪsən] VB intr

1. listen (hear):

listen

escuchar

to listen to sth/sb

escuchar algo/a alguien

to listen to reason

atender a razones

2. listen (pay attention):

listen

estar atento

to listen (out) for sth

estar atento para oír algo

device [dɪˈvaɪs] N

1. device (mechanism):

device

dispositivo m

sound device COMPUT

dispositivo m de sonido

input/output device COMPUT

dispositivo m de entrada/salida

2. device (method):

device

estrategia f

literary/rhetorical device

recurso m literario/retórico

3. device (bomb):

device

artefacto m

nuclear device

ingenio m nuclear

Phrases:

to leave sb to their own devices

abandonar a alguien a su suerte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, if a defendant speaks to a person who is not a member of the police, and who is fitted with a listening device, that evidence would be admitted.

en.wikipedia.org

One student suffered a perforated eardrum after he lost a tiny listening device, measuring just 3mm across, inside his ear.

www.independent.co.uk

The listening device was controlled and monitored by satellite.

en.wikipedia.org

I have to get another warrant to put a listening device near that person.

theconversation.com

During the night the barn is searched, and a listening device is placed in it, but the signal is erratic.

en.wikipedia.org

A listening device has been discovered during sweeps for bugs at government ministers' homes.

www.stuff.co.nz

In order to gather evidence, he will, disguised as the colonel's temporary typist, place a listening device in the colonel's office.

en.wikipedia.org

He wore a listening device and recorded conversations mobsters would have about criminal business.

en.wikipedia.org

Dai remained in a car parked on the street with some kind of listening device.

www.nola.com

Portable sweep equipment may be used to detect some types of covert listening device (bugs).

en.wikipedia.org