Meaning
to decipher, decode
- To convert encrypted text or code into understandable language.
- To interpret or make sense of unclear handwriting, signals, or behavior.
In a sentence
Gli esperti sono riusciti a decifrare l'antico manoscritto.
The experts managed to decipher the ancient manuscript.
Riesci a decifrare cosa c'è scritto su questo foglio?
Can you decipher what is written on this paper?
Non riesco mai a decifrare le intenzioni di Marco.
I can never decipher Marco's intentions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| decifrare | infinitive |
| decifro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| decifri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| decifra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decifriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| decifrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| decifravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| decifravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| decifrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| decifravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| decifravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| decifravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| decifrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| decifrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| decifrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| deciframmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| decifraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| decifrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| decifrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| decifrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| decifreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| decifrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| decifreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| decifri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| decifri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| decifri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decifriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| decifriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| decifrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| decifrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| decifrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| decifrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| decifraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| decifrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| decifreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| decifrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| decifreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| decifrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| decifra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| decifriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| decifrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| decifrando | gerund |
| decifrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often used figuratively for messy handwriting ('decifrare la calligrafia').