descifrar

/desiˈfɾaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
descifro
preterite (yo)
descifré
past participle
descifrado

Meaning

  1. to decipher

    • Nadie pudo descifrar el mensaje.

      Nobody could decipher the message.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

entziffern

entziffern is the German 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 descifrar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nadie pudo ___ el mensaje.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches descifrar?

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