private eye
private eye · private eyes
приватний детектив
пи
Privatdetektiv, Schnüffler
A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someoneA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.
» Tom hired a private eye.
Значення
значень: 1(ідіома)A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.
Privatdetektiv, Schnüffler
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
Приклади
речень: 2Tom hired a private eye.
She hired a private eye.
Вона найняла приватного детектива. — rmdas
Переклади
мов: 2Deutsch
За значеннями 1
A private personal detective:
Походження
From private investigator and its abbreviation PI, through the homophonic term eye in placFrom private investigator and its abbreviation PI, through the homophonic term eye in place of "I", and the use of "eye" as a reference to surveillance.
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Форми
множина: private eyes| Однина | private eye |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 6Близькі за значенням
- someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations:private detectivePIprivate investigatoroperativeshamussherlock