Translation of "detective" to German

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Dictionary translations for "detective"

detective [dɪˈtektɪv] noun

pl. detectives

der Detektiv m (man)

The detective surprised the truth from the waitress.

Den Detektiv überraschte die Wahrheitsliebe der Aufwartefrau.

Detektiv-

die Detektivin f (woman)

detective [dɪˈtektɪv] adjective

- / -

Detektiv-

Phrases with "detective" (6)

private detective - Privatdetektiv
detective story - Kriminalroman
detective agency - Detektivbüro
detective film - Kriminalfilm
detective work - kriminalistische Arbeit
store detective - Kaufhausdetektiv

Contexts with "detective"

The detective surprised the truth from the waitress. Den Detektiv überraschte die Wahrheitsliebe der Aufwartefrau.

The man turned out to be a private detective. Der Mann stellte sich als Privatdetektiv heraus.

He occasionally reads detective novels. Ab und zu liest er Krimis.

She described him as a detective. Sie beschrieb ihn als einen Kriminalbeamten.

One of the clichés of each detective story is that the victim has obviously been hit "with a blunt object". Es gehört zu den Klischees jedes Krimis, dass das Opfer natürlich "mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand" erschlagen wurde.

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