Polyglot Dictionary

detetive

/deteˈtʃivi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os detetives

Meaning

  1. detective

    • O detetive resolveu o caso.

      The detective solved the case.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Detektiv

Detektiv is the German word for the same thing — both mean "detective."

Spanish

detective

detective is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "detective."

French

détective

détective is the French word for the same thing — both mean "detective."

Practice

1 What does detetive mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ resolveu o caso.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches detetive?

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