uncover
uncover - odhalit, zjistit, objevit, rozkrýt
BrE
/ʌn'kʌvə/
AmE
/ʌn'kʌvər/

verb - to find out about something that was hidden, unknown, or not previously recognized

look into
look into - prověřit, prozkoumat, vyšetřit, prošetřit
BrE
/ˌlʊk'ɪntʊ/
AmE
/ˌlʊk'ɪntʊ/

verb - to examine or study something closely; to try to find out about something

 
investigator - vyšetřovatel
BrE
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪtə/
AmE
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪt̬ər/

noun - the person whose job is to find out information or facts about a crime

agent
agent - agent, špión
BrE
/'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person whose job is to find out secret information about a different country

 
directory enquiries - informace o telefonních číslech
BrE
/daɪ'rektəri ɪn'kwaɪəri:z/
AmE
/daɪ'rektəri ɪn'kwaɪri:z/

noun, British English - a telephone number that you can call to find out someone else's telephone number

 
directory assistance - informace o telefonních číslech
BrE
/dɪ'rektəri ə'sɪstəns/
AmE
/dɪ'rektəri ə'sɪstəns/

noun, American English - a telephone number that you can call to find out someone else's telephone number

 
how many - kolik
BrE
/ˌhaʊ'meni/
AmE
/ˌhaʊ'meni/

determiner - an expression used at the beginning of questions to find out the number of something

questionnaire
questionnaire - dotazník
BrE
/'kwestʃəneə/
AmE
/'kwestʃəner/

noun - a list of questions given to many people in order to find out some information

 
put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)
BrE
/ˌpʊt jə 'fɪŋgə ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt jər 'fɪŋgər ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 
probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

 
decipher - rozluštit, rozšifrovat
BrE
/dɪ'saɪfə/
AmE
/dɪ'saɪfər/

verb - to find out the meaning of something that is written poorly or in a hidden way

 
secret agent - tajný agent, špión
BrE
/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ˌsi:krət 'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person whose job is to find out secret information for a government or other organization

postmortem examination
postmortem examination - pitva
BrE
/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of opening the body of a dead person to find out why they died

postmortem
postmortem - pitva
BrE
/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm/
AmE
/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm/

noun, formal - the act of opening the body of a dead person to find out why they died

post-mortem
post-mortem - pitva
BrE
/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm/
AmE
/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm/

noun, formal - the act of opening the body of a dead person to find out why they died