تَنَصَّتَ verb (to break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something — see also exploit, penetrate)
يتصنت verb (to break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something — see also exploit, penetrate)

Bulgarian

4 entries

канелка noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
метчик noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
отклоне́ние noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
подслу́шване noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)

Catalan

4 entries

mascle noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
tap noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
fer un toc verb (to operate an electronic device by tapping its touch screen)
tocar verb (to operate an electronic device by tapping its touch screen)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

刷 verb (to touch something with a card)

Czech

1 entries

závitník noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)

Danish

1 entries

aflytning noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)

Dutch

4 entries

aftakking noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
draadtap noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
kraan noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
afluisteren verb (to connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication))

Esperanto

1 entries

krano noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Finnish

4 entries

haaroitus noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
hanajuoma noun (liquor drawn through a tap; certain kind or quality of liquor; certain kind or quality of any thing)
kierretappi noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
kierteitystappi noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)

French

4 entries

bouchon noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
dérivation noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
taraud noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
cliquer verb (to operate an electronic device by tapping its touch screen)

Galician

3 entries

billa noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
espicha noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
espita noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

German

4 entries

Abgang noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
Abhören noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
Abzweig noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
Antippen noun (act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen on an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function)

Hebrew

1 entries

מַבְרֵז noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)

Hungarian

4 entries

csap noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
csapszeg noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
lehallgatás noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
menetfúró noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)

Ido

2 entries

tapilo noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
tapar verb (to cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole; to create an internally threaded hole in (something))

Indonesian

4 entries

gamit verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)
gamit verb (to touch something with a card)
gamit verb (to operate an electronic device by tapping its touch screen)
ketuk verb (to make a sharp noise)

Ingrian

1 entries

naka noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Irish

1 entries

buacaire noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Italian

4 entries

maschio noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
rubinetto noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
attingere verb (to furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap so that liquid can be drawn)
cliccare verb (to operate an electronic device by tapping its touch screen)

Japanese

1 entries

かざす verb (to touch something with a card)

Latvian

3 entries

spunde noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
tapa noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
pieklauvēt verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Macedonian

4 entries

допира noun (act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen on an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function)
наточува verb (to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source))
тапка verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)
точи verb (to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source))

Māori

2 entries

tā ngauwiri kōhao noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
pātōtō verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Norwegian

2 entries

avlytte verb (to connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication))
tappe verb (to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source))

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

avlytting noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
tappekran noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

avlytting noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)

Occitan

2 entries

dosilh noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
espilla noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Kron noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Polish

4 entries

gwintownik noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
zawór główny noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
gwintować verb (to cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole; to create an internally threaded hole in (something))
klepnąć verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Portuguese

4 entries

espicho noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
torno noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
bater verb (to submit)
cutucar verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Russian

4 entries

заты́чка noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
ме́тчик noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
нажатие noun (act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen on an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function)
ответвле́ние noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)

Slovak

4 entries

odposluch noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
odpočúvanie noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
stiahnuť verb (to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source))
stočiť verb (to draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source))

Spanish

4 entries

derivación noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
espiche noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
golpecito noun (light blow or strike with a clear sound; sound made by such a blow or strike)
machuelo noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)

Swedish

4 entries

avledning noun (connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it)
avlyssning noun (secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; recording of such a communication)
gängtapp noun (cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole)
tapp noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Tagalog

1 entries

maghimil verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Turkish

3 entries

musluk noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
gizlice dinlemek verb (to connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication))
musluk takmak verb (to furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap so that liquid can be drawn)

Volapük

1 entries

flapilön verb (to touch something, often repeatedly)

Welsh

3 entries

clem noun (one of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer’s shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound)
dwsel noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)
tap noun (tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container — see also spigot)

Sample sentences

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The tap is running.

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Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener.

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Most Japanese drink water from the tap.

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I learned to tap dance when I was a young girl.

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