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detectar

to detect

verb deh-tek-TAHR Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Detectar is a straightforward transitive verb used in medical, scientific, and security contexts. It takes a direct object without a preposition: detectaron el problema ('they detected the problem'). The noun detector is borrowed directly from English.

Examples

"Los médicos lograron detectar el virus a tiempo."

Natural Translation

The doctors managed to detect the virus in time.

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