Usage examples of "detective story" in English with translation to Spanish

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He enjoyed reading detective stories. Él disfrutaba leyendo novelas policiacas.
The detective I hired called to tell me he has a promising lead. El detective que contraté me llamó para decirme que tiene una pista prometedora.
My sister didn't own up to breaking the lamp, instead she made up some story about aliens coming to Earth with the objective of destroying every piece of yellow furniture. Mi hermana no se hizo cargo de romper la lámpara, ella inventó una historia sobre alienígenas que vienen a la Tierra con el objetivo de destruir todo mueble de color amarillo.
He is a detective. Él es detective.
Part of his story is true. Parte de su historia es cierta.
The man turned out to be a private detective. El hombre resultó ser un detective privado.
He told us a very exciting story of adventure. Él nos contó una fabulosa historia de aventuras.
The detective was accused of planting evidence at the scene of the crime. El detective fue acusado de plantar evidencia en la escena del crimen.
That's an incredible story. Es una historia increíble.
When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories. De niño yo era adicto a la lectura de cuentos policiales.
The story is awful. La historia es terrible.
She described him as a detective. Ella lo describió como un detective.
We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story. Hemos llegado a la conclusión de que esta es una historia verdadera.
Tell us the story from beginning to end. Cuéntanos la historia de principio a fin.
The detective has the crime's evidences. El detective tiene las pruebas del crimen.
He didn't participate in the story. El no participó de la historia.
He suddenly took a liking to detective stories. De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.
The old man told me a strange story. El anciano me contó una historia extraña.
Tom thinks he's being shadowed by a private detective. Tom piensa que está siendo seguido por un detective privado.
I don't think her story is true. No creo que su historia sea cierta.
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