- Engels Nederlands
- arrested a criminal = een crimineel arresteren
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The police have arrested a criminal for murder.
- broke into the flat = in appartementen inbreken / in een flat inbreken
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The thief broke into the flat and stole the jewellery.
- commited crimes = een misdrijf plegen / misdrijven plegen
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I don't understand why he commited crimes.
- interview the witnesses = een getuige horen
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Police officers need to interview the witnesses of the burglary.
- looking for some clues = aanwijzingen zoeken
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The detective is looking for some clues to solve the crime.
- robbed a bank = een bank beroven
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Two men in masks robbed a bank yesterday.
- searched the whole area = het gebied doorzoeken
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The police officers searched the whole area but they didn't manage to find the missing girl.
- solves crimes = een misdrijf oplossen / misdrijven oplossen
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Similarly, Sherlock Holmes solves crimes with the power of his intelligence.
- stealing things from a shop = spullen uit een winkel stelen
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We can't believe that Tom was caught stealing things from a shop.
- took our fingerprints = vingerafdrukken nemen
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The police took our fingerprints after someone broke into our house.
- tell me the truth = de waarheid spreken
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If you don't want to be punished, you need to tell me the truth.