detective in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for detective in the English»French Dictionary

detective [Brit dɪˈtɛktɪv, Am dəˈtɛktɪv] N

detective

≈ inspecteur/-trice m/f (de police)

detective (private)

détective m

detective superintendent N Brit

detective superintendent

≈ commissaire m de police judiciaire

detective story N

detective story

roman m policier

detective story

polar m inf

detective sergeant N Brit

detective sergeant

≈ inspecteur m de police

detective work N

detective work

enquêtes fpl also fig

detective constable N Brit

detective constable

≈ enquêteur m

private detective N

private detective

détective m privé

store detective N

store detective

surveillant/-e m/f (dans un magasin)

detective inspector, DI N Brit

detective inspector

≈ inspecteur m principal

Translations for detective in the French»English Dictionary

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détective

detective

détective privé

private detective

detective in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detective in the English»French Dictionary

detective [dɪˈtektɪv] N

1. detective (police):

detective

inspecteur m de police

2. detective (private):

detective

détective m privé

store detective N

store detective

vigile m

detective novel N

detective novel

roman m policier

detective story N

detective story

histoire f policière

detective inspector N

detective inspector

inspecteur m de police judiciaire

private detective N

private detective

détective m privé

detective superintendent N

detective superintendent

commissaire m de police judiciaire

in-store detective N

in-store detective

surveillant m de grande surface

Translations for detective in the French»English Dictionary

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détective

detective

polar

detective story

detective Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a detective off a case

retirer une enquête à un détective

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I had to do a lot of detective work to uncover the truth about my parents' lives.

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Realizing he was about to be arrested, the man pushed one of the detectives, exited his car and leaped into their unmarked police vehicle.

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Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.

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It's pretty fascinating, like working out a detective story, but she doesn't play fair.

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She didn't want to be a detective at all at first, because she wanted to be a mystery novel writer.

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He thinks he will be the qualified detective, often becoming the comic relief in the series.

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The detectives personal lives rarely took center stage.

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Replacing westerns were police and detective shows, a trend that would last through the 1980s.

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She gives the black detectives an extremely hard time when they are only trying to help.

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He is later promoted to detective, then to captain.

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