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

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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.

I’m honored to work with Tom. Es un honor trabajar con Tom.

He is a detective. Él es detective.

"Don't disturb her. She is at work right now" he whispered. Él susurró "No la molestes. Ella está trabajando ahora mismo".

The man turned out to be a private detective. El hombre resultó ser un detective privado.

I work part-time as a receptionist at a dentist's office. Trabajo de media jornada como recepcionista en una clínica dental.

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.

I didn't feel well, but I went to work. No me sentía bien pero fui a trabajar.

When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories. De niño yo era adicto a la lectura de cuentos policiales.

His wife has started to work out of necessity. Su esposa ha empezado a trabajar de la necesidad.

She described him as a detective. Ella lo describió como un detective.

I don't think he'll know how to do that work. No creo que él sepa hacer ese trabajo.

He enjoyed reading detective stories. Él disfrutaba leyendo novelas policiacas.

Let's finish this work as soon as possible. Acabemos este trabajo lo antes posible.

The detective has the crime's evidences. El detective tiene las pruebas del crimen.

We have to encourage people to join the campaign and work with us. Tenemos que animar a la gente a unirse a la campaña y a trabajar con nosotros.

He suddenly took a liking to detective stories. De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.

I finished all my work early. He terminado temprano todo mi trabajo.

Tom thinks he's being shadowed by a private detective. Tom piensa que está siendo seguido por un detective privado.

Tom told Mary that he had finished the work a few days ago. Tom le dijo a Mary que él había terminado el trabajo hace unos días atrás.

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