Polyglot Dictionary

entziffern

/ɛntˈtsɪfɐn/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entziffert
past
entzifferte
perfect
hat entziffert

Meaning

  1. to decipher

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

descifrar

descifrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decipher."

Portuguese

decifrar

decifrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to decipher."

Practice

1 What does entziffern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich kann seine Schrift nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entziffern?

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