detective

a police officer who investigates crimes and tries to find criminals

agente de policía, detective

• be a detective

Collocations detective work · detective story

• He wants to be a detective when he grows up.

  Él quiere ser detective cuando sea mayor.

the job of being a detective

profesión de detective, trabajo de detective

• be in the profession of being a detective

Collocations detective career · detective work

• She has been working as a detective for ten years.

  Ella ha trabajado como detective durante diez años.

a book or film about the work of detectives and crimes they solve

novela policiaca, historia de detectives

• detective story

Collocations detective novel · detective film

• I love reading detective stories.

  Me encanta leer historias de detectives.

a character in a book or film who is a detective and solves crimes

personaje de detective, personaje policiaco

• detective character

Collocations detective hero · detective villain

• Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detective characters.

  Sherlock Holmes es uno de los personajes de detectives más famosos.

a group of people who work together as detectives to solve crimes

equipo de detectives, grupo policiaco

• detective team

Collocations detective squad · investigation team

• The detective team worked day and night to solve the case.

  El equipo de detectives trabajó día y noche para resolver el caso.

the way in which a detective works or solves crimes

método policial, enfoque de detective

• detective method

Collocations detective approach · investigation technique

• The detective used a unique method to solve the crime.

  El detective utilizó un método único para resolver el crimen.

the role or position of being a detective in an organization

cargo de detective, puesto policial

• detective role

Collocations detective post · investigation position

• He was promoted to the detective role in his department.

  Fue promovido al cargo de detective en su departamento.

the storyline or plot of a book, film, or TV show about detectives and crimes

trama policiaca, argumento de detective

• detective storyline

Collocations detective plot · investigation narrative

• The detective storyline was full of twists and turns.

  La trama policiaca estaba llena de giros y vueltas.