No. 1,967 in French
suspects
Persons thought to be guilty of something.
In a sentence
Les détectives interrogent les suspects au commissariat.
The detectives are questioning the suspects at the police station.
Here, "suspects" refers to individuals who are believed to be involved in a crime.
Ses comportements étranges nous rendent suspects envers ses intentions.
His strange behaviors make us suspicious about his intentions.
In this context, "suspects" indicates developing suspicion or doubt regarding someone's actions.
Les élèves étaient suspects lorsque l'enseignant leur a demandé qui avait écrit sur le mur.
The students were suspicious when the teacher asked them who had written on the wall.
Here, "suspects" is used as an adjective to describe how someone appears, implying a state of being suspicious or causing suspicion.
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