Bedeutung von tap auf Englisch

• 0 a quick touch or light knock or blow -- leichtes Klopfen

  • I heard a tap at the door.

• 1 (often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something) -- leicht klopfen

  • He tapped at/on the window.

• 2 any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc ; faucet( American) -- der (Wasser-, Gas-, Öl-)Hahn

  • Turn the tap off/on!

• 3 to start using (a source, supply etc) -- erschließen

  • The country has many natural resources that have not yet been tapped.

• 4 to attach a device to (someone’s telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations -- abhören

  • My phone was being tapped.