scoprire

discover

verb skoh-PREE-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin discooperire

Also means

uncover

Usage Note

Scoprire covers both intellectual discovery (scoprire la verità) and the literal act of uncovering something, the opposite of coprire ('to cover'). Its past participle is irregular, scoperto, also used as a noun allo scoperto ('out in the open', 'overdrawn').

Examples

"Ho scoperto un segreto importante."

Natural Translation

I discovered an important secret.

Literal Translation

I-have discovered a secret important.

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