cipher

UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/

Translations

ciphernoun
ciphers
pl
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
zéroSens figuré pour une personne sans importance.
Despite his wealth, he felt like a cipher in the grand scheme of things.
Malgré sa richesse, il se sentait comme un zéro dans le grand schéma des choses.
chiffreCryptographie ; en écriture secrète ou codée.
The message was written in a cipher that only the spy could understand.
Le message était écrit en chiffre, que seul l'espion pouvait comprendre.
Additional translations
zéroSens numérique : le signe 0.
cipherverb
ciphered
Past Simple
ciphered
Past Participle
ciphering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
chiffrerCryptographie ; mettre un message en code.
The spy had to cipher the message before sending it to ensure it remained confidential.
L'espion devait chiffrer le message avant de l'envoyer pour qu'il reste confidentiel.
Additional translations
calculerSens ancien ou scolaire : faire des calculs.
cipheradjective
Attributive use: e.g., "cipher message", meaning relating to a code.
chiffréSe dit d’un message ou d’un texte rédigé en code.
They exchanged cipher messages during the war.
Ils échangeaient des messages chiffrés pendant la guerre.

Definitions

ciphernoun
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
The message was written in a cipher that only the spy could understand.
A person or thing of no importance or value; a nonentity.
Despite his wealth, he felt like a cipher in the grand scheme of things.
A zero; a figure 0.
In the number 105, the cipher holds the place of tens.
cipherverb
To convert a message into a secret code to conceal its meaning.
The spy had to cipher the message before sending it to ensure it remained confidential.
To perform arithmetic or calculations; to reckon or compute.
In the 18th century, students learned to cipher on slates.
cipheradjective
Written in or relating to a secret code.
They exchanged cipher messages during the war.