novela policiaca
- Dictionary
USAGE NOTE
"Policiaca" may also be spelled “policíaca.”
la novela policiaca
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (book)
a. detective novel
¿De qué trata la novela que estás leyendo? - Es una novela policiaca.What's the novel you're reading about? - It's a detective novel.
b. detective story
Quiero pasarme el verano tumbada en la playa leyendo novelas policiacas.I want to spend the summer lying on the beach, reading detective stories.
c. whodunit (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esta novela policiaca es apasionante. Tiene 400 páginas, pero me la leí en solo dos días.This whodunit is a page-turner. It has 400 pages, but I read it in just two days.
2. (genre)
a. detective novel
En los últimos años el autor ha dejado de lado la novela histórica y se ha dedicado por completo a la novela policiaca.In recent years the author has abandoned the historical novel and has devoted himself entirely to the detective novel.
b. detective story
Hace tiempo que la novela policiaca dejó de ser un género menor.It's a long time since the detective story ceased to be a minor genre.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate novela policiaca using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
