Polyglot Dictionary

suspeito

/susˈpejtu/

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 suspeitos

Meaning

  1. suspect

    • A polícia interroga o suspeito na delegacia.

      The police question the suspect at the station.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

réu

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

Similar in other languages

French

suspect

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

Practice

1 What does suspeito mean?

2 Fill the gap: A polícia interroga o ___ na delegacia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches suspeito?

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