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detectiv
detective /detekˈtiv/
noun#750 most common
Also: private investigator, sleuth
Example sentences
El este detectiv.
He is a detective.
Detectivul caută indicii.
The detective looks for clues.
Am citit o carte despre un detectiv faimos.
I read a book about a famous detective.
Detectivul a rezolvat cazul în doar două zile.
The detective solved the case in just two days.
Fără mărturia martorului, detectivii nu ar fi putut identifica suspectul.
Without the witness's testimony, the detectives would not have been able to identify the suspect.
Reputația detectivului se baza pe capacitatea sa de a observa detalii pe care alții le treceau cu vederea.
The detective's reputation rested on his ability to notice details that others overlooked.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | detectiv | detectivi |
| Genitive | detectivului | detectivilor |
| Accusative | detectiv | detectivi |
| Vocative | detectivule | detectivilor |
Word family
a detectato detect
detectaredetection
detectordetector
detectabildetectable
nedetectatundetected
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "detectiv" from French "détective" in the nineteenth century, as police work professionalized across Europe. The French word itself traces back to Latin "detectus," the past participle of "detegere," meaning to uncover, from "de-" (away, off) plus "tegere" (to cover). A detective is, at root, someone who uncovers what was hidden.
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