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Detailed Translations for detective from English to Spanish

detective:

detective [the ~] noun

  1. the detective (tracker)
    el sabueso
  2. the detective (investigator; sleuth)
    la novela policíaca; el detective; el investigador
  3. the detective
    el detective; la novela policíaca
  4. the detective (criminal investigator; investigator)

Translation Matrix for detective:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
detective criminal investigator; detective; investigator; sleuth
funcionario encargado de la averiguación criminal investigator; detective; investigator
investigador detective; investigator; sleuth analyst; examiner; investigator; researcher; tester
novela policíaca detective; investigator; sleuth crime fiction; thriller
sabueso detective; tracker
- investigator; police detective; tec

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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

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detective detective rechercheur — iemand die een politioneel onderzoek uitvoert
detective novela policíaca detective — [misdaadroman
detective detective detective — iemand die tracht misdaadzaken op te lossen
detective detective Detektiv — (meist privater) Ermittler, der nach Beweismitteln für etwas sucht

detect:

to detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

  1. to detect (reveal; discover; spot)
  2. to detect
    – To find something. 2

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
detectar detect invent; scan
sacar en claro detect; discover; reveal; spot decipher; decode; solve
solucionar detect; discover; reveal; spot decipher; decode; finish; fix; have ended; have finished; solve; unravel
- discover; find; notice; observe

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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

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detect detectar detecteren — ergens een signaal van door middel van apparatuur opvangen
detect descubrir aufdecken — (transitiv) eine Decke zurückschlagen (Bett oder ähnliches)
detect captar erfassen — (transitiv) das wesentliche einer Sache verstehen
detect advertir; notar; observar; distinguir apercevoir — Remarquer une chose qui avait échappé d’abord.
detect descubrir découvrirdégarnir de ce qui couvrir.
detect hurtar; sustraer; descortezar; pelar; despojar; mondar; descubrir dépouiller — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

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