diagnose

diagnosticar

Determinar qué enfermedad tiene alguien mediante una exploración o los resultados de pruebas.

En inglés sencillo: To find out which illness someone has by examining them or checking test results.

• Doctors diagnosed the illness quickly.
• She was diagnosed with diabetes last year.
• Can a blood test help diagnose this disease?

Cómo se usa: diagnose someone with something (The doctor diagnosed her with asthma.); diagnose something as something (The doctor diagnosed the rash as an allergic reaction.)

Sinónimos: identify

Expresiones frecuentes: diagnose a disease, diagnose someone with something, diagnose something as something

diagnosticar, identificar

Averiguar qué está causando un problema.

En inglés sencillo: To find out what is causing a problem.

• The mechanic diagnosed the fault.
• We used the logs to diagnose the software problem.
• Can you diagnose why the engine keeps stopping?

Cómo se usa: diagnose something as something (The technician diagnosed the problem as a loose wire.)

Sinónimos: identify, pinpoint

Expresiones frecuentes: diagnose a problem, diagnose a fault, diagnose something as something