detectar

v.

1 to detect.

Ricardo detectó azufre en el agua Richard detected sulfur in the water.

2 to be detected on, to be detected in.

Se le detectó un arma A weapon was detected on him

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detectar

► verbo transitivo

1 to detect

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verb

to detect

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VT to detect

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verbo transitivo to detect

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= detect, spot, trap, note, screen.

Ex. Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.

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* detectar el movimiento = detect + motion.

* detectar la causa de Algo = smell + cause.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

* detectar una señal = detect + signal.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* sin ser detectado = undetected.

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verbo transitivo to detect

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= detect, spot, trap, note, screen.

Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.

* detectar el movimiento = detect + motion.

* detectar la causa de Algo = smell + cause.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

* detectar una señal = detect + signal.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* sin ser detectado = undetected.

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detectar [A1 ]

vt

to detect

el tumor le fue detectado hace algunos meses the tumor was detected o discovered a few months ago

las investigaciones detectaron la existencia de cuentas clandestinas the investigations revealed the existence of secret accounts

el grupo de traficantes más importante de los detectados hasta ahora the most important drug-trafficking ring uncovered so far

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detectar (conjugate detectar) verbo transitivo
to detect
detectar verbo transitivo to detect
'detectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repaso
English:
detect
- detection
- sense

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detectar vt

1. [descubrir] to detect, to discover;

han detectado la presencia de toxinas en la carne the meat has been found to contain toxins;

le han detectado un cálculo renal they've discovered that he has a kidney stone;

la policía no tardó en detectar el origen del dinero it didn't take the police long to discover where the money came from

2. [percibir] [sujeto: persona] to detect, to notice;

[sujeto: aparato] to detect;

detecté cierta ironía en lo que dijo I detected a hint of irony in what he said

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detectar

v/t detect

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detectar vt

: to detect

♦ detectable adj

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detectar vb to detect