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1 detective work
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2 ♦ detective
♦ detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/n.1 agente di polizia giudiziaria: detective constable, agente; detective inspector, ispettore; detective chief inspector, ispettore capo; detective superintendent, commissario● detective agency, agenzia investigativa □ detective fiction, giallistica □ detective novel, romanzo poliziesco (o giallo) □ detective story, racconto poliziesco (o giallo) □ detective-story writer, giallista □ detective work, investigazioni. -
3 operative
['ɒpərətɪv] [AE -reɪt-] 1.1) (effective) [rule, law, system] in vigore2) (important)2.1) (factory worker) operaio m. (-a); (artisan) artigiano m. (-a)2) (secret agent) agente m. segreto* * *[-rətiv, ]( American[) -reitiv]adjective (in action, having effect: Many old laws are still operative.) in vigore* * *operative /ˈɒpərətɪv/A a.1 operativo; attivo; efficace2 manuale; pratico: the operative arts, le arti manuali; i mestieri; the operative part of this work, la parte pratica di questo lavoroB n.2 artigiano; lavorante● (med.) operative dentistry, odontoiatria conservativa □ operative word, (tecn.) istruzione; (fig.) parola chiave □ to become operative, entrare in vigore; divenire operante: This law will become operative tomorrow, questa legge entrerà in vigore domanioperatively avv. operativeness n. [u].* * *['ɒpərətɪv] [AE -reɪt-] 1.1) (effective) [rule, law, system] in vigore2) (important)2.1) (factory worker) operaio m. (-a); (artisan) artigiano m. (-a)2) (secret agent) agente m. segreto
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