- suspect
- 1. sə'spekt
verb
1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) sospechar (de)2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) sospechar (de), desconfiar3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) sospechar; creer
2.
noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) sospechoso
3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) sospechoso; dudoso- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness
suspect1 n sospechosothe police arrested the suspect la policía detuvo al sospechososuspect2 vb sospecharthe police suspect him of murder la policía sospecha que ha cometido un asesinatosuspecttr[(adj-n) 'sʌspekt; (vb) sə'spekt]adjective1 (suspicious) sospechoso,-a; (dubious, questionable) dudoso,-a■ his statement is suspect su declaración es de dudosa autenticidadnoun1 (person) sospechoso,-atransitive verb1 (believe guilty) sospechar de; (mistrust) recelar de, desconfiar de, dudar de■ surely you don't suspect me! ¡no puede ser que sospeches de mí!■ he is suspected of murdering his wife se sospecha que asesinó a su mujer2 (think true) sospechar■ he suspected murder sospechaba que había sido un asesinato3 (suppose, guess) imaginarse, creer■ I suspected as much me lo imaginabasuspect [sə'spɛkt] vt1) distrust: dudar de2) : sospechar (algo), sospechar de (una persona)3) imagine, think: imaginarse, creersuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt, sə'spɛkt] adj: sospechoso, dudoso, cuestionablesuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt] n: sospechoso m, -sa fsuspectadj.• sospechoso, -a adj.n.• sospechoso s.m.v.• entrever v.• maliciar v.• sospechar v.• temer v.
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1. sə'spekttransitive verb1)a) (believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) (believe to exist)they suspect nothing — no sospechan nada
arson is not suspected — no existen sospechas de que el incendio haya sido provocado
b) suspected past pa suspected fracture — una posible fractura
the suspected murderer — el presunto asesino
3) (think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
to suspect (THAT) — imaginarse que
I suspected I'd find you here — me imaginaba que te iba a encontrar aquí
I suspect (that) it may be more serious than that — me temo que pueda ser más grave
2.
vijust as I suspected — tal como lo imaginaba
II 'sʌspektnoun (person) sospechoso, -sa m,f
III 'sʌspektadjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad['sʌspekt]1.ADJ [person, package] sospechoso; [motives] dudoso, sospechoso; [testimony] dudosohis credentials are suspect — su historial deja lugar a muchas dudas
2.N sospechoso(-a) m / fthe prime or chief suspect is the butler — el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? — ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects — (fig) los de siempre, los habituales
3. [sǝs'pekt]VT1) (=have suspicions about) [+ person] sospechar de; [+ plot] sospechar la existencia dehe never suspected her — él nunca sospechó de ella
to suspect sb of a crime — sospechar que algn ha cometido un crimen
I suspect her of having stolen it — sospecho que ella lo ha robado
he suspects nothing — no sospecha nada
2) (=believe)I suspect it's not paid for — sospecho que or me temo que no está remunerado
I suspect it may be true — tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
foul play is not suspected — no se advierten indicios de juego sucio
I suspected you weren't listening — me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much — ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba
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1. [sə'spekt]transitive verb1)a) (believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) (believe to exist)they suspect nothing — no sospechan nada
arson is not suspected — no existen sospechas de que el incendio haya sido provocado
b) suspected past pa suspected fracture — una posible fractura
the suspected murderer — el presunto asesino
3) (think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
to suspect (THAT) — imaginarse que
I suspected I'd find you here — me imaginaba que te iba a encontrar aquí
I suspect (that) it may be more serious than that — me temo que pueda ser más grave
2.
vijust as I suspected — tal como lo imaginaba
II ['sʌspekt]noun (person) sospechoso, -sa m,f
III ['sʌspekt]adjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.