déchiffrez

Déchiffrez is the second-person plural or formal imperative form of the French verb déchiffrer, meaning to decipher or to decrypt. It is commonly used in instructions, puzzle-solving, or cryptographic contexts to tell someone to interpret a coded message or data.

Etymology and usage notes: déchiffrer is formed from the prefix dé- with chiffrer, the latter derived from chiffre, meaning cipher or code. The noun forms are déchiffrement (the act of decrypting) and déchiffrage (the act or result of deciphering). The term déchiffrez is paired with other forms such as déchiffre (I decipher / you decipher), déchiffrez (you decipher / you all decipher), and déchiffrant (deciphering).

contexts and examples: In cryptography, a recipient may need to déchiffrer a message to recover the original content. In education or language exercises, one might be asked to déchiffrer a handwritten text or a coded clue. The verb generally implies uncovering meaning from an encoded, unclear, or obscured form rather than simply translating language.

Related terms and nuances: Déchiffrer contrasts with décoder, which can be used more broadly for decoding data or information, including digital formats. The noun déchiffrement emphasizes the process or result of decryption, while déchiffrement of a message can be contrasted with cryptanalysis, the study of breaking codes. The adjective déchiffrable describes something that can be deciphered.