descubrir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bare adj Not covered by clothing, decoration, or any other covering; exposed.
- discover verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- expose verb To uncover or reveal something that was hidden, especially something wrong or shameful.
- find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
- unearth verb To dig something out of the ground.
- unmask verb To remove a mask, literally or figuratively, from someone.
Senses
descubrir is used for these senses in English:
- bare (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To uncover; to reveal.
- discover (transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
- discover (transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.
- figure out (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- lay bare (figuratively) To expose to view, reveal, uncover.
- see through (transitive, idiomatic) To recognize someone's true motives or character.
- unearth To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
bare — full definition
- adj Not covered by clothing, decoration, or any other covering; exposed.
- adj Just enough and no more; the minimum.
- verb To uncover or reveal something.
discover — full definition
- verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- verb To realize or become aware of something.