DETECTIVE STORY

Meaning of DETECTIVE STORY in English

story that focuses on crime-solving and detective work

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DETECTIVE STORY
Английский словарь Британика
DETECTIVE STORY
Britannica English vocabulary
DETECTIVE STORY
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DETECTIVE STORY — ( also detective novel ) n a story in which there is a murder or other crime and a detective …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DETECTIVE STORY — детектив
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DETECTIVE STORY — Детектив
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DETECTIVE STORY — детектив, детективная история
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DETECTIVE STORY — детективный рассказ
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DETECTIVE STORY — детективный рассказ
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DETECTIVE STORY — детектив, детективная история
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DETECTIVE STORY — детектив, детективная история
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DETECTIVE STORY — детективный роман
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
DETECTIVE STORY — детектив
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DETECTIVE — [A] n detective
Interlingua English vocab
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — I. də̇ˈtektiv, dēˈ-, -ktēv, also -ktəv adjective Etymology: detect + -ive : fitted for, employed for, or concerned with detection …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — (a.) Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
Английский словарь Webster
DETECTIVE — ( a. ) Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — /di tek"tiv/ , n. 1. a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — I. di-ˈtek-tiv adjective Date: 1732 1. : fitted for or used in detecting something had perfected his detective sensibilities 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
DETECTIVE — noun one who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy. 2. detective ·adj fitted for, or …
Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DETECTIVE — [de.tec.tive] adj (1843) 1: fitted for or used in detecting something "had perfected his ~ sensibilities" 2: of or relating …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DETECTIVE — detective BrE AmE di ˈtekt ɪv də- ▷ detective|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORY
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — / dɪˈtektɪv; NAmE / noun ( abbr. Det ) 1. a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DETECTIVE — de ‧ tec ‧ tive AC /dɪˈtektɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ detection , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DETECTIVE — n. & adj. --n. (often attrib.) a person, esp. a member of a police force, employed to investigate crime. --adj. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — n. & adj. n. (often attrib.) a person, esp. a member of a police force, employed to investigate crime. adj. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
DETECTIVE — n. & adj. --n. (often attrib.) a person, esp. a member of a police force, employed to investigate crime. --adj. …
Oxford English vocab
STORY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETECTIVE — ( detectives) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A detective is someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DETECTIVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a detective story ▪ Most detective stories are about a murder. detective/romantic/historical etc novel ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
DETECTIVE — [noun] [C] - a police officer whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible …
Cambridge English vocab
STORY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETECTIVE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETECTIVE — See: HOUSE DETECTIVE.
Slang English vocab
DETECTIVE
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DETECTIVE
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETECTIVE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ private ▪ She hired a private ~ to follow her husband. ▪ undercover ▪ store ▪ The …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY
Longman Activator English vocab
DETECTIVE — See ↑ FIND OUT 11 ◆◆◆ • ↑ private investigator/private detective
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETECTIVE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STORY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DETECTIVE — 1. сущ. агент сыскной полиции, детектив, сыщик an amateur detective ≈ детектив-непрофессионал private detective ≈ частный детектив 2. прил. сыскной; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — story.ogg _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DETECTIVE — detective.ogg 1. dıʹtektıv n 1. агент сыскной полиции, детектив, сыщик private detective - частный детектив 2. детективный роман или рассказ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STORY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STORY — _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DETECTIVE — 1. dıʹtektıv n 1. агент сыскной полиции, детектив, сыщик private detective - частный детектив 2. детективный роман или рассказ 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STORY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DETECTIVE — 1. сущ. агент сыскной полиции, детектив, сыщик an amateur detective — детектив-непрофессионал private detective — частный детектив 2. прил. сыскной; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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