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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pista
"El detective siguió cada pista para encontrar al sospechoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or the solution of a mystery.
"Police are still looking for clues in the disappearance of the valuable painting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: variant of clew (ball of thread); the sense 'that which guides one through a maze' led to the figurative meaning 'a piece of evidence that helps solve a mystery'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "clue" is said worldwide
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indice
Transliteration: indice
"La police a trouvé un nouvel indice sur la scène du crime."
Hinweis
Transliteration: Hinweis
"Die Polizei sucht nach Hinweisen auf den Täter."
indizio
Transliteration: indizio
"Questo è un indizio importante per risolvere il mistero."
pista
Transliteration: pista
"El detective siguió cada pista para encontrar al sospechoso."
pista
Transliteration: pista
"A polícia está seguindo uma nova pista no caso."
सुराग
Transliteration: surag
"पुलिस को चोर का कोई सुराग नहीं मिला।"
线索
Transliteration: xiànsuǒ
"警方正在寻找破案的重要线索。"
단서
Transliteration: danseo
"경찰은 사건을 해결할 단서를 찾고 있다."
手がかり
Transliteration: tegarakari
"事件を解決するための手がかりが見つかった。"
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