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detective Meaning in Spanish (detective significado en español)

detective
Sinónimos:investigadoragentepolicía
detective in English:detective
Phonetic:deteˈtiβe
Plural: detectives
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de detective en español es detective. (Persona, especialmente un oficial de policía, cuyo trabajo es investigar y resolver crímenes.)

Definitions of Detective

  1. 1
    noun
    detective

    A person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes.

    Persona, especialmente un oficial de policía, cuyo trabajo es investigar y resolver crímenes.

Example Sentences

“The detective carefully examined the fingerprints at the scene.”

El detective examinó cuidadosamente las huellas dactilares en la escena.

“She always wanted to be a private detective.”

Ella siempre quiso ser detective privado.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

investigadoragentepolicía

In English:

investigatorsleuth

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

criminal

In English:

criminalsuspect

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivedetect
noundetection
adjectivedetectable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

private detectivecollocation

A detective who is not a member of the police force but is hired by individuals.

detective storycollocation

A story about a detective investigating and solving a crime.