Polyglot Dictionary

suspect

/sys.pɛ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les suspects

Meaning

  1. suspect

    • La police interroge le suspect toute la nuit.

      The police question the suspect all night.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

défendeur

Worth distinguishing: a défendeur (defendant) is formally charged; a suspect is only under investigation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suspeito

suspeito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "suspect."

Practice

1 What does suspect mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police interroge le ___ toute la nuit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches suspect?

noun

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