discover

descubrir, averiguar

Encontrar algo o conocerlo por primera vez.

En inglés sencillo: To find something or learn about it for the first time.

• I discovered a small café nearby.
• She discovered that her keys were missing.
• Have you discovered where the noise comes from?

Cómo se usa: discover that… (I discovered that the shop was closed.); discover how/why/where… (We discovered why the machine had stopped.)

Sinónimos: find out, find, learn

Expresiones frecuentes: discover the truth, discover something about someone, discover a mistake

descubrir

Encontrar algo o desarrollar una idea que nadie conocía antes.

En inglés sencillo: To find something or develop an idea that nobody knew about before.

• Scientists discovered a new species.
• They hope to discover a cure for the disease.
• Who discovered this distant planet?

Sinónimos: find, uncover

Expresiones frecuentes: discover a cure, discover a species, discover something new

descubrir un ataque

Mover una pieza de ajedrez para que otra situada detrás pueda atacar.

En inglés sencillo: To move a chess piece so that another piece behind it can attack.

• Moving the knight will discover an attack.
• She discovered check by moving her bishop.
• This pawn move discovers an attack on the queen.

Sinónimos: uncover

Expresiones frecuentes: discover an attack, discover check