English to Catalan Meaning of detective - detectiu

Detective :

detectiu

noun

detectiu, espia, delator, emissari, història de detectius, gos, revenedor, Gumshoe

adjective

detectiu

Detective :: detectiuDetectives :: detectius

← Detection

detente →

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Definitions of detective in English

Noun(1) a police officer who investigates crimes(2) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Examples of detective in English

(1) As well as detective work, crime prevention is also a key priority.(2) detective work(3) Chelmsford's new detective inspector has vowed to purge the town of criminals through a hard-line proactive attitude to crime.(4) Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson.(5) The Q car team will include an advanced driver, detective sergeant and a police constable.(6) He said that from his past work as a detective sergeant for the Kennet district he knew the Marlborough area well.(7) Even the detective inspector investigating Vera's case is sympathetic.(8) It means that our police forces are hopelessly inept when it comes to applying detective work to modern communications.(9) He was promoted to detective inspector last September, and latterly has been based at Keighley.(10) The detective inspector looked at the other musicians as if he was thinking about having them searched.(11) Jackson was sitting on the couch, watching some type of mystery detective crime fighting show.(12) A Western Isles man has been appointed detective inspector for Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland.(13) It's a classic noir detective tale but as well as a crime to be solved there's a philosophical mystery in the making.(14) He also telephoned a detective inspector and told him he was conducting a search.(15) No, the only way to stop crime is good, old-fashioned detective work which seems to be lacking in our Police Service.(16) However, I believe the police officers ought to do good detective work by observing.

Related Phrases of detective

(1) detective story ::

història de detectius

(2) private detective ::

detectiu privat

(3) detective novel ::

novel·la policíaca

(4) detective work ::

treball de recerca

(5) detective film ::

pel·lícula policíaca

(6) police detective ::

detectiu de la policia

(7) detective agency ::

agència de detectius

Related Phrases of detective

(1) detective story ::

història de detectius

(2) private detective ::

detectiu privat

(3) detective novel ::

novel·la policíaca

(4) detective work ::

treball de recerca

(5) detective film ::

pel·lícula policíaca

(6) police detective ::

detectiu de la policia

(7) detective agency ::

agència de detectius

Synonyms

Noun

1. investigator ::

investigador

2. private investigator ::

investigador privat

3. private detective ::

detectiu privat

4. police detective ::

detectiu de la policia

5. operative ::

operatori

6. private eye ::

detectiu

8. sleuth ::

detectiu

9. snoop ::

tafaner

10. shamus ::

Shamus

11. gumshoe ::

Gumshoe

13. dick ::

polla

14. private dick ::

detectiu privat

Different Forms

detective, detectives

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