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detective

"detective" is an English word from A2 (noun), number 905 by frequency. In Spanish: detective / inspector. In Portuguese: detetive. In Chinese: 侦探 (zhēntàn).

Meaning (Spanish)

detective / inspector

Meaning (Portuguese)

detetive

Meaning (Chinese)

侦探 (zhēntàn)

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• He is a detective.
  Spanish: Él es detective.
  Portuguese: Ele é detetive.
  Tatoeba: CK / hundo / alexmarcelo
• Tom is a detective.
  Spanish: Tom es detective.
  Portuguese: Tom é detetive.
  Tatoeba: CK / marcelostockle / alexmarcelo
• The man turned out to be a private detective.
  Spanish: El hombre resultó ser un detective privado.
  Chinese: 这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。
  Tatoeba: CK / marcelostockle / sadhen

Learned together

In the course, "detective" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• prison cárcel / prisión
• major comandante / mayor
• stick palo
• offer oferta
• record registro
• bank banco
• trip viaje
• list lista / relación
• afternoon tarde

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