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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdetectar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-tehk-tar
"El ingeniero pudo detectar un fallo en el sistema."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.
"The scientist was able to detect the presence of bacteria in the sample." - 2
To notice or become aware of something.
"She could detect a hint of sadness in his voice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'detect' originates from the Latin 'detegere', meaning 'to uncover' or 'to reveal'. It evolved through Middle French 'détecter' in the 16th century, retaining the sense of discovering or identifying something hidden.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Detect" is said worldwide
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détecter
Transliteration: deh-tehk-tay
"Il a réussi à détecter une anomalie dans les données."
entdecken
Transliteration: ent-deh-ken
"Er konnte einen Fehler im System entdecken."
rilevare
Transliteration: ree-leh-vah-reh
"È riuscito a rilevare un problema nel software."
detectar
Transliteration: deh-tehk-tar
"El ingeniero pudo detectar un fallo en el sistema."
detectar
Transliteration: deh-tehk-tar
"O técnico conseguiu detectar um erro no programa."
पता लगाना
Transliteration: pata lagana
"विज्ञानी ने नमूने में बैक्टीरिया का पता लगाया।"
检测
Transliteration: jiǎncè
"科学家能够检测到样本中的细菌。"
탐지하다
Transliteration: tamjihada
"과학자는 샘플에서 박테리아를 탐지할 수 있었습니다."
検出する
Transliteration: kenshutsu suru
"科学者はサンプル内のバクテリアを検出することができました。"
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