descifrar

descifrar
transitive verb
1to decipher (clave, mensaje)
  • ¿has descifrado las instrucciones? -> have you managed to make sense of the instructions?
2to work out (motivos, intenciones); to solve (misterio); to puzzle out (problemas)

descifrar [des-the-frar]
article & verb transitive
1To decipher, to explain writings in cipher.
2To unravel, to interpret the obscure, intricate, and of difficult understanding. (Metaphorical)
3To translate a language or an unknown, strange inscription.

descifrar
verbo:transitivo
1 (descodificar) [+escritura] to decipher; make out; [+mensaje] to decode
está muy lejos y no puedo descifrar lo que pone it's too far away for me to decipher make out what it says;o
2 (resolver) [+problema] to puzzle out; [+misterio] to unravel

Verb Conjugation for "descifrar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo descifro descifré descifraba descifraré descifre
descifras descifraste descifrabas descifrarás descifres
Ella/Él/Usted descifra descifró descifraba descifrará descifre
Nosotros desciframos desciframos descifrábamos descifraremos descifremos
Vosotros descifráis descifrasteis descifrabais descifraréis descifréis
Ellos/Ustedes descifran descifraron descifraban descifrarán descifren
Gerund: descifrando / Participle: descifrado / Complete descifrar conjugation >

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