detective (redirected from Police detectives)

de·tec·tive  (d-tktv)

n.

A person, usually a member of a police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence or information.

adj.

1. Of or relating to detectives or their work: detective novels.

2. Suited for or used in detection.

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detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv]

n

(Business / Professions)

a.  a police officer who investigates crimes

b.  See private detective

c.  (as modifier) a detective story

adj

1. used in or serving for detection

2. serving to detect

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detective - a police officer who investigates crimes police detective, tec, investigator dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw - someone who is a detective plainclothesman - a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" tracer - an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
	2.	detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public investigator - someone who investigates private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, operative, PI - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information sleuth, sleuthhound - a detective who follows a trail

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detective

noun investigator, cop (slang), copper (slang), dick (slang, chiefly U.S.), constable, tec (slang), private eye, sleuth (informal), private investigator, gumshoe (U.S. slang), bizzy (slang), C.I.D. man Detectives are appealing for witnesses.

Translations

detective [dɪˈtektɪv]

A. N → detective mf
private detective → detective mf privado/a

B. CPD detective chief inspector N (Brit) → comisario m
detective chief superintendent N (Brit) → comisario/a m/f jefe
detective constable N (Brit) → agente mf (de policía)
detective inspector N (Brit) → inspector(a) m/f (de policía)
detective sergeant N (Brit) → oficial mf de policía
detective story N → novela f policíaca
detective superintendent N (Brit) → comisario/a m/f (de policía)
detective work N (fig) → trabajo m detectivesco, trabajo m de investigación

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detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] n → agent m de police, policier m
Detective Nardosa → inspecteur Nardosa detective inspector, detective constable, detective sergeant
detective constable n (British) → enquêteur/euse m/f
detective inspector n (British) → inspecteur/trice m/f (de police) principal(e), capitaine mf de police
detective novel n → roman m policier
detective sergeant n (British) → inspecteur/trice m/f de police, lieutenant mf de police
detective story n → roman m policier
detective work n → investigations fpl

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detective

n → Detektiv(in) m(f); (= police detective) → Kriminalbeamte(r) m → /-beamtin f

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detective:

detective agency

n → Detektivbüro nt, → Detektei f

detective chief inspector

n (Brit) → Kriminaloberinspektor(in) m(f)

detective chief superintendent

n (Brit) → Kriminalhauptkommissar(in) m(f)

detective constable

n (Brit) → Kriminalbeamte(r) m → /-beamtin f

detective inspector

n → Kriminalinspektor(in) m(f)

detective sergeant

n → Kriminalmeister(in) m(f)

detective story

n → Kriminalgeschichte f, → Kriminalroman m, → Krimi m (inf)

detective superintendent

n (Brit) → Kriminalkommissar(in) m(f)

detective work

n → kriminalistische Arbeit

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detective [dɪˈtɛktɪv] n → investigatore/trice; (private detective) → investigatore/trice privato/a

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detective → شرطة سرية detektiv detektiv Kriminalbeamter ιδιωτικός αστυνομικός detective etsivä détective detektiv investigatore 刑事 탐정 detective detektiv detektyw detective, detetive детектив kriminalare นักสืบ dedektif thám tử 侦探