What does decifrar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word decifrar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use decifrar in Portuguese.

The word decifrar in Portuguese means decipher, decifrar, decodificar, decifrar, decifrar, esclarecer, decifrar, extrair sentido de, sacar, decifrar, resolver, decifrar, decifrar, solucionar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word decifrar

decipher

verbo transitivo (entender algo difícil)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

decifrar, decodificar

transitive verb (decode)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os arqueólogos esperam poder decifrar a escrita antiga logo.
Archaeologists are hoping to decipher the ancient script soon.

decifrar

transitive verb (cryptography: decode) (criptografia)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

decifrar

transitive verb (figurative (read)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Você consegue decifrar a letra deste papel?
Can you decipher the handwriting on this slip?

esclarecer, decifrar

transitive verb (figurative (clarify)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The detective eventually untangled the mystery of the stolen painting.

extrair sentido de

verbal expression (work out meaning of)

The Egyptologist tried to make sense of the hieroglyphics.

sacar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (understand [sb]) (informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Marc is a moody character; I can't work him out.

decifrar, resolver

transitive verb (informal (solve: mystery or puzzle) (mistério, quebra-cabeça)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Sherlock Holmes sempre achava o culpado. Ele decifrava todos os casos.
Sherlock Holmes always found the guilty party; he cracked every case.

decifrar

transitive verb (informal (decipher: code)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Alan Turing e sua equipe decifraram o código Enigma na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Alan Turing and his team cracked the Enigma code in World War II.

decifrar

transitive verb (decode)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O exército está tentando decifrar o código do inimigo.
The army is trying to break the enemy code.

solucionar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figure [sth] out)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

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