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sospechoso

suspicious

adjective sos-peh-CHOH-soh Less Common
People & Society Crime

Also means

suspect

Usage Note

Sospechoso can be an adjective (comportamiento sospechoso = suspicious behaviour) or a noun (el sospechoso = the suspect). As a noun it has a feminine form sospechosa. The related verb is sospechar ('to suspect') and the noun is sospecha ('suspicion'). It is not a false friend with English 'suspicious' — the meanings align closely.

Examples

"La policía detuvo a un individuo sospechoso."

Natural Translation

The police detained a suspicious individual.

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