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/ˈsaɪfə/
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/ˈsaɪfər/
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cipher
noun
ciphers
pl
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
zéro
Sens 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.
chiffre
Cryptographie ; 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
zéro
Sens numérique : le signe 0.
Synonyms
cryptogram
encryption
secret writing
key
algorithm
code
cipher
verb
ciphered
Past Simple
ciphered
Past Participle
ciphering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsaɪfə/
US
/ˈsaɪfər/
chiffrer
Cryptographie ; 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
calculer
Sens ancien ou scolaire : faire des calculs.
Synonyms
encode
code
decipher
encrypt
cipher
adjective
Attributive use: e.g., "cipher message", meaning relating to a code.
chiffré
Se 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.
Synonyms
insignificant
worthless
trivial
paltry
inconsequential
negligible
nugatory
valueless
meaningless
nonentity
Definitions
cipher
noun
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.
cipher
verb
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.
cipher
adjective
Written in or relating to a secret code.
They exchanged cipher messages during the war.
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