No. 3,278 in French
suspecte
Suspecte (feminine form) means "suspected" or "suspicious" in English.
In a sentence
La police a interrogé une victime et une suspecte concernant l'affaire du vol.
The police interviewed a victim and a suspect regarding the theft case.
In this sentence, 'suspecte' is used as a feminine noun to refer to a female suspect.
Elle se sentait suspecte en fuyant la scène de l'accident.
She felt suspect as she fled the scene of the accident.
Here, 'suspecte' functions as an adjective describing the woman's actions as potentially suspicious.
Sa justification pour l'absence imprévue était suspecte.
Her justification for the unforeseen absence was suspect.
In this example, 'suspecte' is used as an adjective indicating doubtfulness or questionable nature of the justification.
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