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Meaning of escudriñar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
eskuðɾiˈɲaɾ

Definitions

  1. to inspect; to search carefully for something that is hidden
    transitive
  2. to scrutinize
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Et, desque entrar[õ] estes messeieyros con sua conpanha ena naue, (et) o Çide chegou aa rribeira et mãdou escodrinar os messeieyros por saber se leuauã mais do que auiã a leuar, segundo que era ena postura.”

And, once this messengers and their retinue entered the ship, El Cid came to the riverbank and ordered to inspect the messengers, for finding out if they were carrying more than what was stipulated in the agreement

“c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Sarmiento, page 30”

He researched and scrutinized the lands and the shores and the mountains that we mentioned, finding and collecting the plants he needed

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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