/desθiˈfɾaɾ/
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Translation
to decipher, to decode, to work out
Word origin
From des- ('un-, reverse of') plus cifrar ('to encode'), from cifra ('figure, cipher'), which came through Arabic sifr ('zero, empty') into the Romance languages.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- sifr
- English cognates
- cipher, decipher
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (1st group)
Examples
.
I cannot decipher his handwriting.
expertos .
The experts managed to decode the secret message.
¿ cartel?
Can you work out what this sign says?
Tardó escritura.
It took years to decipher that ancient writing.
.
I am trying to work out what she means by that.
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