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Detailed Translations for detective from English to German

detective:

detective [the ~] nomen

  1. the detective (tracker)
    der Spürhund
  2. the detective (investigator; sleuth)
    der Detektiv; der Kriminalbeamte; der Geheimpolizist; der Fahnder
  3. the detective
    der Detektivroman
  4. the detective (criminal investigator; investigator)
    der Fahndungsbeamte; der Fahnder

Translation Matrix for detective:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Detektiv detective; investigator; sleuth Detective
Detektivroman detective
Fahnder criminal investigator; detective; investigator; sleuth examinator; inspector; ticket inspector
Fahndungsbeamte criminal investigator; detective; investigator
Geheimpolizist detective; investigator; sleuth under cover agent
Kriminalbeamte detective; investigator; sleuth
Spürhund detective; tracker
- investigator; police detective; tec

Related Words for "detective":


Synonyms for "detective":


Related Definitions for "detective":

  1. a police officer who investigates crimes1
  2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public1

Wiktionary Translations for detective:

detective
noun
  1. person employed to find information
  2. police officer who looks for evidence
detective
noun
  1. (meist privater) Ermittler, der nach Beweismitteln für etwas sucht

detective form of detect:

to detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

  1. to detect (reveal; discover; spot)
    entdecken; hinterkommen; herausbekommen; ausfindig machen; auflösen; herausbringen
    • entdecken verb (entdecke, entdeckst, entdeckt, entdeckte, entdecktet, entdeckt)
    • hinterkommen verb (komme hinter, kommst hinter, kommt hinter, kam hinter, kamt hinter, hintergekommen)
    • herausbekommen verb (bekomme heraus, bekommst heraus, bekommt heraus, bekam heraus, bekamt heraus, herausbekommen)
    • ausfindig machen verb (mache ausfindig, machst ausfindig, macht ausfindig, machte ausfindig, machtet ausfindig, ausfindig gemacht)
    • auflösen verb (löse auf, löst auf, löste auf, löstet auf, aufgelöst)
    • herausbringen verb (bringe heraus, bringst heraus, bringt heraus, bracht heraus, brachtet heraus, herausgebracht)

Conjugations for detect:

present
  1. detect
  2. detect
  3. detects
  4. detect
  5. detect
  6. detect
simple past
  1. detected
  2. detected
  3. detected
  4. detected
  5. detected
  6. detected
present perfect
  1. have detected
  2. have detected
  3. has detected
  4. have detected
  5. have detected
  6. have detected
past continuous
  1. was detecting
  2. were detecting
  3. was detecting
  4. were detecting
  5. were detecting
  6. were detecting
future
  1. shall detect
  2. will detect
  3. will detect
  4. shall detect
  5. will detect
  6. will detect
continuous present
  1. am detecting
  2. are detecting
  3. is detecting
  4. are detecting
  5. are detecting
  6. are detecting
subjunctive
  1. be detected
  2. be detected
  3. be detected
  4. be detected
  5. be detected
  6. be detected
diverse
  1. detect!
  2. let's detect!
  3. detected
  4. detecting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for detect:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
auflösen detect; discover; reveal; spot abolish; adjourn; break down; break open; break up; collapse; crack; crumble; decipher; decode; disband; disentangle; disentwine; disintegrate; dissolve; explode; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; force open; get undone; go separate ways; loosen; melt away; part; pay for; pay off; pull out; release; resolve; separate; set free; sever; shut down; solve; split up; tear open; unlace; unpick; unravel; untie; work loose
ausfindig machen detect; discover; reveal; spot allocate; decipher; decode; discover; find out; learn; solve
entdecken detect; discover; reveal; spot admit; attend; disclose; discover; feel; learn; notice; observe; perceive; reveal; see; sense; witness
herausbekommen detect; discover; reveal; spot decipher; decode; discover; find out; solve
herausbringen detect; discover; reveal; spot bring outside; decipher; decode; disentangle; publish; solve; unbutton; unravel; unriddle; untie
hinterkommen detect; discover; reveal; spot decipher; decode; solve
- discover; find; notice; observe

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Synonyms for "detect":


Related Definitions for "detect":

  1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1
    • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
  2. To find something.2

Wiktionary Translations for detect:

detect
verb
  1. to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
detect
verb
  1. (transitiv) das wesentliche einer Sache verstehen
  1. (transitiv) eine Decke zurückschlagen (Bett oder ähnliches)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detect orten detecteren — ergens een signaal van door middel van apparatuur opvangen
detect merken; bemerken; erblicken; gewahr werden apercevoir — Remarquer une chose qui avait échappé d’abord.
detect abdecken; entdecken; enthüllen; aufspüren découvrirdégarnir de ce qui couvrir.
detect entwenden; stehlen; entblößen; abdecken; entdecken; enthüllen dépouiller — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

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