detective
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The meaning (definition) of the word detective
a person who looks for clues to solve a mystery
The word detective used in a sentence
“I watched a detective find a clue under the table.”
How the word detective is said around the world
| French | détective (day-tek-TEEV) |
| Spanish | detective (deh-tehk-TEE-beh) |
| Mandarin | 侦探 (juhn tahn) |
| Hindi | जासूस (jaa-SOOS) |
| Arabic | محقق (moo-HAK-kik) |
| Russian | детектив (dye-teek-TEEF) |
| Portuguese (EU) | detetive (duh-tuh-TEEV) |
| Portuguese (BR) | detetive (deh-cheh-CHEE-vee) |
| Japanese | たんてい (tahn-TAY) |
| German | Detektiv (day-tek-TEEF) |
| Urdu | جاسوس (jah-SOOS) |
| Punjabi | ਜਾਸੂਸ (jaa-SOOS) |
| Korean | 탐정 (TAHM-juhng) |
| Hebrew | בַּלָּשׁ (bah-LASH) |
| Greek | ντετέκτιβ (deh-TEK-teev) |
| Dutch | detective (deh-TEK-teef) |
| Tagalog | detektib (deh-TEK-tib) |
| Vietnamese | thám tử (tahm TUH) |
| Turkish | dedektif (deh-dek-TEEF) |
| Persian | کارآگاه (kahr-ah-GAH) |
| Polish | detektyw (deh-TEK-tif) |
| Ukrainian | детектив (deh-tehk-TEEV) |
| Bengali | গোয়েন্দা (goh-YEN-dah) |
| Swedish | detektiv (deh-tek-TEEV) |
| Italian | detective (deh-TEK-teev) |
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