detective in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for detective in the English»Italian Dictionary

detective [Brit dɪˈtɛktɪv, Am dəˈtɛktɪv] N

detective (police)

investigatore m / investigatrice f

detective (police)

agente m investigativo (della polizia)

detective (private)

detective mf

detective (private)

investigatore m / investigatrice f

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agente di sorveglianza (in un negozio, grande magazzino ecc.)

detective story [Brit dɪˈtɛktɪv ˌstɔːri, Am dəˈtɛktɪv ˌstɔri] N

detective story

romanzo m giallo

detective story

giallo m

detective story

romanzo m poliziesco

detective work [dɪˈtektɪvˌwɜːk] N

detective work

investigazione f also fig

detective inspector [dɪˈtektɪvɪnˌspektə(r)] N (in GB)

detective inspector

= ispettore di polizia con funzioni investigative

private detective [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt dəˈtɛktɪv] N

private detective

investigatore m privato / investigatrice f privata

private detective

detective mf

detective sergeant [dɪˈtektɪvˌsɑːdʒənt] N (in GB)

detective sergeant

= sergente di polizia con funzioni investigative

store detective [ˈstɔːdɪˌtektɪv] N

store detective

sorvegliante mf (in un grande magazzino)

detective constable [dɪˈtektɪvˌkʌnstəbl, -ˈkɒn-] N (in GB)

detective constable

= agente di polizia con funzioni investigative

detective superintendent [dɪˈtektɪvˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt, -sjuː-] N (in GB)

detective superintendent

= sovrintendente di polizia con funzioni investigative

Translations for detective in the Italian»English Dictionary

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investigatore (investigatrice)

detective

investigatore privato

private detective

detective in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detective in the English»Italian Dictionary

detective [dɪ·ˈtek·tɪv] N

1. detective (private investigator):

detective

detective mf inv

2. detective (police officer):

detective

agente mf investigativo

detective novel N, detective story N

detective novel

romanzo m poliziesco

store detective N

store detective

sorvegliante mf (di un negozio)

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in-store detective

addetto(-a) alla sicurezza in un grande magazzino m (f)

Translations for detective in the Italian»English Dictionary

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poliziesco (-a)

detective

investigativo (-a) (ufficio, squadra)

detective

detective

private detective

investigatore privato

private detective

giallo (-a) (romanzo)

detective story

sguinzagliare un detective dietro qu

to hire a private detective to follow sb

detective Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in-store detective

addetto(-a) alla sicurezza in un grande magazzino m (f)

to hire a private detective to follow sb

sguinzagliare un detective dietro qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The detectives were following up on a missing person case and observed a suspicious subject outside the residence.

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He tells her she will have many opportunities to do good things now that she is a detective again.

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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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A second and similar function of the detective was to work his way into the union during strikes.

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

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Each segment begins with a brief introduction and then shows the detective meeting with a person who has brought the case to their attention.

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The detectives personal lives rarely took center stage.

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

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He is later promoted to detective, then to captain.

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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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