fathom

fathom
1. noun
(a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres): The water is 8 fathoms deep.) braza

2. verb
(to understand (a mystery etc): I cannot fathom why she should have left home.) comprender
fathom
tr['fæðəm]
noun
1 (measurement) brazo
transitive verb
1 (measure) sondear
2 figurative use penetrar en, comprender
fathom ['fæðəm] vt
understand: entender, comprender
fathom n
: braza f
fathom
n.
braza (MAR, UNI) s.f.
v.
entender v.
penetrar v.
profundizar v.
sondear v.

I 'fæðəm
noun braza f

II
transitive verb fathom (out) entender*, comprender
['fæðǝm]
1.
N braza f

water five fathoms deep — agua de una profundidad de cinco brazas

2. VT
1) (Naut) sond(e)ar
2) (fig) (also: fathom out) descifrar, llegar a entender; [+ mystery] desentrañar

I can't fathom why — no me explico por qué

I can't fathom him/it out at all — no le/lo entiendo en absoluto

* * *

I ['fæðəm]
noun braza f

II
transitive verb fathom (out) entender*, comprender

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