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1 Translation result for discovering in Spanish

verb

discover verb

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discovered, has discovered, is discovering, discovers
descubrir

Example sentences of
discover verb

  • Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492.
  • Several new species of plants have recently been discovered.
  • It took her several weeks to discover the solution.
  • The tests have discovered problems in the current design.
  • She soon discovered what had been going on.

Detailed synonyms for discover verb

1. Discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn, detect, figure out significan averiguar uno algo que no se sabía anteriormente.
  • Discover puede aplicarse a algo que requiere de exploración o investigación, o también a un encuentro casual, e indica siempre la existencia previa de lo que se llega a conocer <discovered the source of the river>.
  • Ascertain indica el estar uno consciente de su ignorancia o incertidumbre, y el hacer un esfuerzo deliberado de encontrar los hechos o la verdad <will try to ascertain the population of the region>.
  • Determine, usado primordialmente en contextos legales o científicos, recalca la intención de establecer los hechos o de resolver una disputa o controversia <unable to determine the exact cause of the disease>.
  • Unearth indica traer a la luz algo que se ha olvidado u ocultado <unearth old records>.
  • Learn indica adquirir conocimientos, bien sea con poco esfuerzo o intención deliberada <learned the truth accidentally>, o bien mediante el estudio y la práctica <spent years learning Greek>.
  • Detect connota notar la presencia de algo que está escondido o difícil de sentir <this test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood>.
  • Figure out, un término un poco informal, indica encontrar una respuesta o solución para algo <figure out a math problem>.
2. See: Invent

Reverse translation for discovering

descubrir  - to discover, to find out, to uncover, to reveal 
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