"detective" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

detective sustantivo

sustantivo + detective
Kolokacji: 31
police detective • homicide detective • narcotics detective • Manhattan detective • lead detective • ...
detective + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 41
detective story • detective work • detective novel • detective agency • detective fiction • detective sergeant • ...
detective + verbo
Kolokacji: 98
detective investigates • detective says • detective finds • detective goes • detective working • ...
verbo + detective
Kolokacji: 13
tell detectives • play detective • detective assigned • hire a detective • detective called • ...
adjetivo + detective
Kolokacji: 42
private detective • undercover detective • fictional detective • retired detective • young detective • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(1) private, undercover, black
Kolokacji: 3
(3) retired, off-duty
Kolokacji: 2
(5) great, good, famous, best
Kolokacji: 4
(6) amateur, professional
Kolokacji: 2
(7) female, fellow, male
Kolokacji: 3
(8) senior, British, junior
Kolokacji: 3
(10) local, medical
Kolokacji: 2
1. local detective = miejscowy oficer śledczy local detective
  • However, a local detective arrives and orders them to leave.
  • The kid's father is the local detective, and he's raising a hell of a stink.
  • "The local detective hasn't made any breaks in the case," Lucy admitted.
  • Wherever they live, all these local detectives can see for miles.
  • She is the love interest of the local detective.
  • This woman could just be a local detective or cop.
  • In Los Angeles these days, many local detectives find themselves on the defensive.
  • Banks was a well-known local detective with a number of successful cases under his belt.
  • He knew who they were: local detectives, amplified by deputy police.
  • The local detective is worried there might be a serial killer loose.
2. medical detective = medyczny oficer śledczy medical detective
(11) hard-boiled, tough
Kolokacji: 2
(12) Belgian, French, American
Kolokacji: 3
(13) Savage, cynical, dogged
Kolokacji: 3
(14) forensic, literary
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + detective
Kolokacji: 6
to detectives • of detectives • with detectives • for detectives • from detectives • ...

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