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wire noun

  /waɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /waɪə(ɹ)/ , /wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /ˈwaɪɚ/ , [wäɪɚ] , [wəɪɚ]
  • A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
 Draht
  • A metal conductor that carries electricity.
 Ader, Draht
  • (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
 Wanze

wire verb

  /waɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /waɪə(ɹ)/ , /wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /ˈwaɪɚ/ , [wäɪɚ] , [wəɪɚ]
  • To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
 überweisen

wired adjective

  /waɪəd/ , /waɪɹd/
  • (slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
 aufgedreht, aufgekratzt
  • Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
 kabelgebunden
  • Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
 mit Draht verstärkt, verdrahtet
  • Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
 verwanzt
barbed wire
Stacheldraht
wire stripper
Abisolierzange
wire cutters
Seitenschneider
high-wire
Hochseil
wire brush
Drahtbürste
high wire
Hochseil
live wire
Energiebündel
wire copy
Depesche
tie wire
Rödeldraht
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