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Detailed Translations for detective from English to Dutch

detective:

detective [the ~] noun

  1. the detective (tracker)
    de detective; de speurneus; de speurhond
  2. the detective (investigator; sleuth)
    de detective; de rechercheur; de speurder
  3. the detective
    de detective; de detectiveroman
  4. the detective (criminal investigator; investigator)

Translation Matrix for detective:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
detective detective; investigator; sleuth; tracker
detectiveroman detective
opsporingsambtenaar criminal investigator; detective; investigator
opsporingsbeambte criminal investigator; detective; investigator
rechercheur detective; investigator; sleuth
speurder detective; investigator; sleuth
speurhond detective; tracker
speurneus detective; tracker
- investigator; police detective; tec

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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. iemand die tracht misdaadzaken op te lossen
  2. [misdaadroman
  3. iemand die een politioneel onderzoek uitvoert

detective form of detect:

to detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

  1. to detect (reveal; discover; spot)
    ontdekken; opsporen; ontwaren
    • ontdekken verb (ontdek, ontdekt, ontdekte, ontdekten, ontdekt)
    • opsporen verb (spoor op, spoort op, spoorde op, spoorden op, opgespoord)
    • ontwaren verb (ontwaar, ontwaart, ontwaarde, ontwaarden, ontwaard)

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
ontdekken detect; discover; reveal; spot discover; learn
ontwaren detect; discover; reveal; spot become aware of; behold; feel; find; notice; observe; perceive; see; see in; sense
opsporen detect; discover; reveal; spot localise; localize; locate; trace
- discover; find; notice; observe

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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. ergens een signaal van door middel van apparatuur opvangen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
detect begrijpen; bevatten erfassen — (transitiv) das wesentliche einer Sache verstehen
detect merken; bemerken; opmerken; bespeuren; in de smiezen krijgen; in het oog krijgen; ontwaren apercevoir — Remarquer une chose qui avait échappé d’abord.
detect ontdekken découvrirdégarnir de ce qui couvrir.
detect gappen; ontvreemden; stelen; afpellen; jassen; schillen; beroven; ontnemen; ontdoen; ontvellen; stropen; villen; ontbloten; ontdekken dépouiller — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

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