detective ☊ 
侦探 → ☊ 
Detektiv like: thám tử → →
der Detektiv ☊ 
thám tử ☊ 
☊ We have fitted carpets (= carpets from wall to wall) in our house. ☊ carpet ☊
Detective Chief Inspector Williams ☊ chief ☊
She was in the depths of despair ☊ depth ☊
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. ☊ so far, thus far ☊
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence. ☊ gather ☊
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective ☊ great ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
Detectives found no marks on the body. ☊ mark ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building. ☊ search ☊
adventure/detective/love, etc. stories ☊ story ☊
Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body. ☊ task ☊