le

common

/de.tɛk.tiv/

#1394 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

detective

Word origin

Borrowed from English detective, from the verb detect, from Latin detegere ('to uncover').

Origin: English
Root: detective
English cognates: detective, detect

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluraldétectives

Examples

The detective examines the crime scene.

She hired a private detective to follow her husband.

' .

This novel tells the adventures of a young detective.

The detective discovered an important clue.

He has dreamed of becoming a detective since childhood.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Used in

Stories

(1)

Le détective
5 min read · Core 5000

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

détective: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "détective" (detective): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 28.