Translation of "detective" to French

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Dictionary translations for "detective"

detective [dɪˈtektɪv] noun

pl. detectives

le détective m (private)

He is absorbed in reading detective novels.

Il est absorbé à lire des romans de détectives.

l' inspecteur m (man)

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.

l' inspectrice f (woman)

detective [dɪˈtektɪv] adjective

- / -

de police (modifier)

Phrases with "detective" (2)

detective story - roman policier
detective work - travail de détective

Contexts with "detective"

He is absorbed in reading detective novels. Il est absorbé à lire des romans de détectives.

I read detective stories exclusively. Je ne lis que des histoires policières.

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.

He would sit for hours reading detective stories. Il s'assiérait des heures à lire des histoires de détectives.

He occasionally reads detective novels. De temps en temps, il lit des romans policiers.

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