descubrir

discover, to find out


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

  1. to discover
  2. to reveal
  3. to invent

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Un ignorante es aquél que no sabe aquello que acabas de descubrir.

    An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.

  • No puedo descubrir cómo abrir este maletín.

    I can't figure out how to open this suitcase.

  • Al fin Tom ha conseguido descubrir de ella la verdadera opinión de María.

    Tom finally managed to get Mary's true opinion out of her.

  • Tom intentó descubrir adónde había ido Mary.

    Tom tried to find out where Mary had gone.

  • Quiero descubrir dónde compró Tom sus zapatos.

    I want to find out where Tom bought his shoes.

  • Acabo de descubrir que mi papá no es mi padre biológico.

    I just found out that my dad is not my biological father.

  • Tu regalo fue como descubrir un oasis en medio del desierto.

    Your gift was like discovery of an oasis in the midst of a desert.

  • Quiero descubrir la clase de música que le gusta a Tom.

    I want to find out what kind of music Tom likes.

  • Solo quiero descubrir qué ha pasado.

    I just want to find out what happened.

  • El investigador intentó descubrir los entresijos del crimen.

    The investigator tried to figure out the intricacies of the crime.

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