détecter

/detɛkte/

verb B2

le (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
détecte
past
a détecté
perfect
détecté

Meaning

  1. to detect

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

Spanish

detectar

detectar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to detect."

Portuguese

detectar

detectar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to detect."

Practice

1 What does détecter mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'appareil peut ___ la fumée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches détecter?

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