discovery

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈskʌvəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈskʌvəri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di skuv′ə rē)

Inflections of 'discovery' (n): npl: discoveries
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
discovery n (act of finding [sth])hallazgo nm
 The explorer's discovery of an ancient city in the heart of the jungle was widely reported in the world press.
 La prensa de todo el mundo se hizo eco del hallazgo del explorador de una ciudad antigua en el corazón de la selva.
discovery n ([sth] discovered)descubrimiento nm
 Ruby lifted her discovery out of the antique chest.
 Ruby sacó su descubrimiento del antiguo armario.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
discovery n (law: disclosure of evidence) (Derecho)exhibición nf
  (CO, MX; Derecho)descubrimiento nm
 The defence barrister applied to obtain discovery of documents in the prosecution's possession.
 El abogado de la defensa solicitó la exhibición de los documentos en posesión de la fiscalía.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
accidental discovery n ([sth] discovered unintentionally)descubrimiento casual nm + adj
  hallazgo casual nm + adj
  descubrimiento accidental nm + adj
 Penicillin was just an accidental discovery, but it revolutionized medicine.
 La penicilina fue un descubrimiento casual pero revolucionó la medicina.
Corps of Discovery n historical (US Army unit) (expedición Lewis y Clark)Cuerpo de Descubrimiento n propio m
discovery of documents n (law: obtaining evidence)detección de documentos loc nom f
  descubrimiento de documentos loc nom m
  revelación de documentos loc nom f
  exhibición de documentos loc nom f
failure to make discovery n (law: incomplete act)incumplimiento del deber de exhibición nm + loc adj
  incumplimiento de revelación nm + loc adj
scientific discovery n (science research findings)descubrimiento científico nm + adj
self-discovery n (process of understanding oneself)autoconocimiento nm
 Adolescence is generally a time of self-discovery.
 La adolescencia es, por lo general, un periodo dedicado al autoconocimiento.
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'discovery' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a lucky find - breakthrough - digging up - eureka - find - heuristic - inspection right - mare's nest - oho - strike
Spanish:
antecámara - descubrimiento - hallazgo - invención

Collocations: an [amazing, incredible, unbelievable] discovery, [scientific, wildlife, marine, human] discovery, has [reported, claimed] a new [scientific] discovery, more...

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