Descifrar (en. Decipher)

/desiˈfɾaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Solve a riddle or a code.

I managed to decipher the secret message they sent me.

Logré descifrar el mensaje secreto que me enviaron.

Understand or interpret something that seems confusing.

It is difficult to decipher their true intentions.

Es difícil descifrar sus verdaderas intenciones.

Convert an encrypted text to its original form.

Deciphering the document was a complicated task for the team.

Descifrar el documento fue una tarea complicada para el equipo.

From the prefix 'de-' and 'cifrar', which comes from the classical Arabic 'ṣifr', meaning 'zero' or 'number'.

decipher a code

Interpret an encrypted message.

descifrar un código

decipher the situation

Understand what is happening in a complicated context.

descifrar la situación

I can't decipher it

I can't understand or interpret something.

no puedo descifrarlo

code

Convert a text into a code or cipher.

cifrar

encrypt

Synonym of cifrar, in the context of coding a message.

encifrar

code

A system of signs that represent information.

código

Untangle a confusing situation.

I had everything very complicated, but in the end, I managed to decipher it.

Tenía todo muy complicado, pero al final logré descifrarlo.

Understand a message that needs interpretation.

That guy has a cryptic language, but I can decipher what he means.

Ese tipo tiene un lenguaje críptico, pero puedo descifrar lo que quiere decir.