decipher

decifrare

Riuscire a leggere o capire una scrittura poco chiara.

In inglese semplice: To manage to read or understand writing that is difficult to make out.

• I can’t decipher your handwriting.
• She deciphered the faded words on the postcard.
• Can anyone decipher this signature?

Sinonimi: make out, read

Espressioni comuni: decipher someone’s handwriting, decipher a note, hard to decipher

decifrare, decriptare

Scoprire le parole originali nascoste da un codice segreto.

In inglese semplice: To work out the ordinary words hidden in a secret code.

• They deciphered the secret message.
• Can you decipher this code without the key?
• Experts are trying to decipher the intercepted signals.

Sinonimi: decode, decrypt

Contrari: encode, encrypt

Espressioni comuni: decipher a code, decipher a message, decipher secret writing

risolvere, decifrare

Trovare la soluzione a un problema difficile.

In inglese semplice: To work out the answer to a difficult problem.

• We finally deciphered the puzzle.
• She tried to decipher the mystery behind the missing files.
• Can you decipher this logic problem?

Sinonimi: solve, figure out, unravel

Espressioni comuni: decipher a puzzle, decipher a mystery, decipher the problem