descubrir

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Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.

Verb

descubrir

  1. to discover

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō.

Verb

descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descubrín, past participle descoberto)

  1. to discover

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Equivalent to des- +‎ cubrir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deskuˈbɾiɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧cu‧brir

Verb

descubrir (first-person singular present descubro, first-person singular preterite descubrí, past participle descubierto)

  1. to discover
    • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Un túnel entre tú y yo:
      Construí un túnel entre tú y yo, y fue donde descubrí que se puede encontrar un camino para los dos.
      I built a tunnel between you and me, and was where I discovered that a path for us both can be found.
  2. to reveal
  3. to invent

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