What does detetar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word detetar in Portuguese means perceber, identificar, detetar, farejar, detetar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word detetar

perceber

transitive verb (notice, perceive)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Glenn percebeu o cheiro de gás. Percebi na voz da senhora um tom de piedade.
Glenn detected the smell of gas. I detected a note of pity in the old lady's voice.

identificar, detetar

transitive verb (locate: a gene) (localizar gene)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
They only mapped the genome of a fly a few years ago.

farejar, detetar

transitive verb (figurative (sense, detect [sth]) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Mark saw one of the two men secretly give money to the other, and scented something shady going on.

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