Vocabulary
der
Verdacht
· noun· Pl. die Verdachte (selten)
suspicion
When you think someone did something but can't prove it yet — the police, a doctor, a jealous partner.
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- Singular
- der Verdacht
- Plural
- die Verdachte (selten)
- Genitiv
- des Verdachts
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Verdacht
suspicion
Den Verdacht habe er bewusst auf Nikos gelenkt.
He had deliberately steered suspicion towards Nikos, he said.
Word family
Verdachtverdächtigsuspicious (arousing suspicion)verdächtigento suspectder/die Verdächtigesuspect
Common combinations
- einen Verdacht habento have a suspicion
- unter Verdacht stehento be under suspicion
- den Verdacht auf jemanden lenkento steer suspicion towards someone
Real examples
- Den Verdacht habe er bewusst auf Nikos gelenkt.He had deliberately steered suspicion towards Nikos, he said.
- Die Polizei hat einen Verdacht, aber noch keine Beweise.The police have a suspicion, but no proof yet.
