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Detect

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. to notice or discover. She thought she could detect a smell of gas. bespeur يَكْتَشِف откривам detectar objevit, zjistit entdecken mærke; opdage εντοπίζω, αντιλαμβάνομαιdetectar, sentir tajuma, tabama پی بردن به؛ کشف کردن havaita détecter לְגָלוֹת पकड़ पाना detektirati felfedez menemukan uppgötva, átta sig á scoprire 見つける 찾아내다 susekti, aptikti atklāt; uziet; atrast; uztvert kesan bespeurenfornemme, merke, oppdage wykrywać, odkrywać موندل، څرګندول، كشفول sentir a detecta уловить zistiť odkriti...
  2. a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons. She was questioned by detectives. speurder مُخْبِر، بوليس سِرّي детектив detetive detektiv der Detektiv opdager; detektiv; kriminalassistent ντετέκτιβdetective detektiiv کارآگاه etsivä policier/-ière; détectiveבלש जासूस detektivi nyomozó detektif leyni-/rannsóknarlögreglumaður detective, investigatore, investigatrice 探偵, 刑事 탐정, 형사 seklys detektīvs detektif rechercheurkriminalbetjent, detektiv wywiadowca خبرشوی detective detect...
  3. detectar, descubrir.
  4. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
  5. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.
  6. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.
  7. Electronics To demodulate.
  8. to perceive or notice: to detect a note of sarcasm.
  9. to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation): to detect alcohol in the blood.
  10. (Electronics) to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)

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Equivalents

Españoldetectar
Deutschentdecken
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CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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