decipher

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de convertir un texte codé ou peu clair en une forme lisible, ou d'interpréter quelque chose de difficile à comprendre.

A verb used to indicate the act of converting coded or obscure text into readable form, or interpreting something difficult to understand.

1. Decode or interpretB2formal

   To convert a coded or unclear message into a readable form.

   Déchiffrer

   • The cryptographer deciphered the ancient script.
   • She managed to decipher his messy handwriting.
   • They used a key to decipher the encrypted file.

   Synonymesdecodedecryptfigure outinterpretreadtranslateunderstandunravel

   Antonymescodeencodeencrypt

2. Understand or make sense ofB2formal

   To figure out the meaning of something that is difficult to understand.

   déchiffrer, comprendre

   • I can't decipher his motives for leaving so suddenly.
   • The detective tried to decipher the suspect's alibi.
   • It took me a while to decipher the instructions for the device.

   Synonymesconstruedecodefigure outinterpretpuzzle outunderstandwork out

   Antonymesbaffleconfusemisunderstandmystifyperplex