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descobrir

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. First attested in the 14th century.[1] By surface analysis, des +‎ cobrir.

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Verb

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descobrir (first-person singular present descobreixo, first-person singular preterite descobrí, past participle descobert)(transitive)

  1. to discover
    Synonym: localitzar
  2. to uncover, to reveal
    Synonyms: desvelar, revelar

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References

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  1. ^ descobrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

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Galician

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Verb

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descobrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descobrim or descobri, past participle descoberto, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of descubrir

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Further reading

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  • descobrir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre (to expose), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (to cover wholly). By surface analysis, des- +‎ cobrir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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descobrir

  1. to discover; to find out
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Descendants

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  • Fala: descubril, discubril
  • Galician: descubrir
  • Portuguese: descobrir

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese descobrir (to find out), from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre (to expose), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (to cover wholly). By surface analysis, des- +‎ cobrir.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.kuˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.kuˈbɾi(h)], /des.kuˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [des.kuˈbɾi(h)], /d͡ʒis.koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.koˈbɾi(h)], /des.koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [des.koˈbɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.kuˈbɾi(ɾ)/, /des.kuˈbɾi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.koˈbɾi(ɾ)/, /des.koˈbɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.kuˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.kuˈbɾi(χ)], /deʃ.kuˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.kuˈbɾi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.koˈbɾi(χ)], /deʃ.koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.koˈbɾi(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.kuˈbɾi(ɻ)/, /des.kuˈbɾi(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒis.koˈbɾi(ɻ)/, /des.koˈbɾi(ɻ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.koˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [des.koˈbɾi(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kuˈbɾiɾ/ [dɨʃ.kuˈβɾiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.kuˈbɾi.ɾi/ [dɨʃ.kuˈβɾi.ɾi]

Verb

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descobrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descobri, past participle descoberto)

  1. to discover (to find something for the first time)
    Synonyms: encontrar, achar
    • 1999, “Verdade”, performed by Zeca Pagodinho:
      Descobri que te amo demais / Descobri em você minha paz
      I've found out that I love you so much / I've found my peace in you
  2. to find out
    No fim do filme, ele descobre que a noiva era um fantasma.At the end of the film, he finds out that the bride was a ghost.
  3. to uncover (to remove something’s cover)
    Antonyms: cobrir, encobrir

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