det

BrE /dɛt/ AmE /dɛt/

noun / abbreviation en → es

1 CRIME [singular] B2

a person who is suspected of committing a crime and has been arrested by the police; an abbreviation for 'detective'

detenido, sospechoso, detective

Collocations be under suspicion as a det

  • He was held in custody as a det.

    Lo retuvieron en custodia como sospechoso.

2 LINGUISTICS [singular] C1

a word or phrase that is used to show the relationship between different parts of a sentence, such as articles and demonstratives; an abbreviation for 'determiner'

determinante, artículo, demostrativo

Collocations function as a det

  • The word 'the' functions as a det in this sentence.

    La palabra 'el' funciona como determinante en esta oración.