Sentence examples of "detective story" in English

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He amused himself by reading a detective story. Il s'est amusé à lire une histoire policière.
I felt like reading the detective story. J'avais envie de lire le roman policier.
He is absorbed in reading a detective story. Il est absorbé dans la lecture d'un roman policier.
I read detective stories exclusively. Je ne lis que des histoires policières.
He reads detective stories on occasion. De temps en temps, il lit des romans policiers.
It's a special holiday for people who like detective stories. Ce sont des vacances spéciales pour les gens qui aiment les histoires policières.
This story tells us an interesting fact. Cette histoire nous relate un fait intéressant.
The detective I hired called to tell me he has a promising lead. Le détective que j'ai employé m'a appelé pour me dire qu'il a une piste intéressante.
Part of his story is true. Une partie de son histoire est vraie.
He told us a very exciting story of adventure. Il nous a conté une histoire d'aventure très passionnante.
He would sit for hours reading detective stories. Il s'assiérait des heures à lire des histoires de détectives.
His story amused us very much. Son histoire nous amusa beaucoup.
The detective was accused of planting evidence at the scene of the crime. L'inspecteur fut accusé d'avoir dissimulé des preuves sur la scène du crime.
That's an incredible story. C'est une histoire incroyable.
He is absorbed in reading detective novels. Il est absorbé à lire des romans de détectives.
Tell us the story from beginning to end. Raconte-nous l’histoire du début à la fin.
The detective took down his testimony on the spot. Le détective recueillit son témoignage sur place.
His story turned out to be false. Son histoire se révéla être fausse.
A detective arrived upon the scene of the crime. Un détective arriva sur la scène du crime.
Strange as it is, the story is true. Aussi étrange qu'elle soit, cette histoire est vraie.
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