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Detailed Translations for detective from English to French

detective:

detective [the ~] noun

  1. the detective (tracker)
    le détective; le limier
  2. the detective (investigator; sleuth)
  3. the detective
    le roman policier
  4. the detective (criminal investigator; investigator)

Translation Matrix for detective:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agent de la police judiciaire criminal investigator; detective; investigator
détective detective; investigator; sleuth; tracker
enquêteur detective; investigator; sleuth poll-taker; pollster; questioner; tracker
fonctionnaire de la police judiciaire detective; investigator; sleuth
limier detective; investigator; sleuth; tracker
officier de la police judiciaire criminal investigator; detective; investigator
prospecteur detective; investigator; sleuth
roman policier detective crime fiction; thriller
- investigator; police detective; tec

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Synonyms for "detective":


Related Definitions for "detective":

  1. a police officer who investigates crimes1
  2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public1

Wiktionary Translations for detective:

detective
noun
  1. person employed to find information
  2. police officer who looks for evidence
detective
noun
  1. police|fr Dans les pays de langue anglaise, agent de police employé à un service de recherches.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detective détective Detektiv — (meist privater) Ermittler, der nach Beweismitteln für etwas sucht

detect:

to detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

  1. to detect (reveal; discover; spot)
    découvrir; discerner
    • découvrir verb (découvre, découvres, découvrons, découvrez, )
    • discerner verb (discerne, discernes, discernons, discernez, )

Conjugations for detect:

present
  1. detect
  2. detect
  3. detects
  4. detect
  5. detect
  6. detect
simple past
  1. detected
  2. detected
  3. detected
  4. detected
  5. detected
  6. detected
present perfect
  1. have detected
  2. have detected
  3. has detected
  4. have detected
  5. have detected
  6. have detected
past continuous
  1. was detecting
  2. were detecting
  3. was detecting
  4. were detecting
  5. were detecting
  6. were detecting
future
  1. shall detect
  2. will detect
  3. will detect
  4. shall detect
  5. will detect
  6. will detect
continuous present
  1. am detecting
  2. are detecting
  3. is detecting
  4. are detecting
  5. are detecting
  6. are detecting
subjunctive
  1. be detected
  2. be detected
  3. be detected
  4. be detected
  5. be detected
  6. be detected
diverse
  1. detect!
  2. let's detect!
  3. detected
  4. detecting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for detect:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
discerner detect; discover; reveal; spot become aware of; behold; decorate; discern; distinguish from each other; find; notice; perceive; see; see in; sense
découvrir detect; discover; reveal; spot admit; allocate; bare; dig up; disclose; discover; expose; ferret out; find out; lay bare; learn; localise; localize; locate; meet; open; open up; reveal; solve; trace; uncover; unlock; unmask; unravel
- discover; find; notice; observe

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Synonyms for "detect":


Related Definitions for "detect":

  1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1
    • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
  2. To find something.2

Wiktionary Translations for detect:

detect
verb
  1. to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
detect
verb
  1. Remarquer une chose qui avait échappé d’abord.
  2. Découvrir qqchose difficilement perceptible
  3. dégarnir de ce qui couvrir.
  4. Traductions à trier suivant le sens

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detect détecter detecteren — ergens een signaal van door middel van apparatuur opvangen
detect déceler aufdecken — (transitiv) eine Decke zurückschlagen (Bett oder ähnliches)
detect saisir erfassen — (transitiv) das wesentliche einer Sache verstehen

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