detective

de·tec·tive

 (dĭ-tĕk′tĭv)

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

(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

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de•tec•tive

(dɪˈtɛk tɪv)

n.

1. a police officer or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of illegal activity.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to detection or detectives.

[1830–40]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detective - a police officer who investigates crimes police detective, tec, investigator 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.

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detective

noun

A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:

investigator, sleuth.

Informal: eye.

Slang: dick, gumshoe.

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Translations

مُخْبِرمُخْبِر، بوليس سِرّي

detektiv

detektivkriminalassistentopdager

DetektivKriminalbeamter

ιδιωτικός αστυνομικόςντέτεκτιβ

detective

etsivä

détectivepolicier

detektiv

leyni-/rannsóknarlögreglumaîur

investigatore

刑事探偵

탐정

detective

detektivkriminalbetjent

detektyw

detetive

сыщикдетективоперативник

detektív

detektiv

kriminalare

นักสืบ

dedektif

thám tử

侦探

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detective

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detective

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

detect

(diˈtekt) verb

to notice or discover. She thought she could detect a smell of gas. bespeur يَكْتَشِف откривам detectar objevit, zjistit entdecken mærke; opdage εντοπίζω, αντιλαμβάνομαιdetectar, sentir tajuma, tabama پی بردن به؛ کشف کردن havaita détecter לְגָלוֹת पकड़ पाना detektirati felfedez menemukan uppgötva, átta sig á scoprire 見つける 찾아내다 susekti, aptikti atklāt; uziet; atrast; uztvert kesan bespeurenfornemme, merke, oppdage wykrywać, odkrywać موندل، څرګندول، كشفول sentir a detecta уловить zistiť odkriti primetiti upptäcka, uppdaga, märka สืบหา farkına varmak, sezmek, keşfetmek, bulmak 察覺 виявляти; викривати کسی بات یا شی کو محسوس کرنا phát hiện 察觉

deˈtective (-tiv) noun

a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons. She was questioned by detectives. speurder مُخْبِر، بوليس سِرّي детектив detetive detektiv der Detektiv opdager; detektiv; kriminalassistent ντετέκτιβdetective detektiiv کارآگاه etsivä policier/-ière; détectiveבלש जासूस detektivi nyomozó detektif leyni-/rannsóknarlögreglumaður detective, investigatore, investigatrice 探偵, 刑事 탐정, 형사 seklys detektīvs detektif rechercheurkriminalbetjent, detektiv wywiadowca خبرشوی detective detectiv детектив detektív detektiv detektiv detektiv, kriminalare นักสืบ dedektif 偵探 детектив, агент розшуку سراغ رساں thám tử 侦探

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detective

→ مُخْبِر detektiv detektiv Kriminalbeamter ιδιωτικός αστυνομικός detective etsivä détective detektiv investigatore 刑事 탐정 detective detektiv detektyw detetive сыщик kriminalare นักสืบ dedektif thám tử 侦探

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