English to afrikaans meaning of

sherlock

Die woord "Sherlock" verwys na die Britse fiktiewe speurder, Sherlock Holmes, geskep deur sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As 'n selfstandige woord het "Sherlock" egter nie 'n spesifieke woordeboekdefinisie nie, afgesien van die assosiasie met die karakter. Dit word soms in die omgang gebruik om te verwys na iemand wat vaardig is in waarneming, afleiding en probleemoplossing, met verwysing na die speurder se noemenswaardige vaardighede op hierdie gebiede.

Synonyms

  1. operative
  2. shamus
  3. private detective
  4. private eye
  5. private investigator
  6. pi

Sentence Examples

  1. Sherlock Holmes drove with me to the station and gave me his last parting injunctions and advice.
  2. Watson So far I have been able to quote from the reports which I have forwarded during these early days to Sherlock Holmes.
  3. Laura Lyons was in her office, and Sherlock Holmes opened his interview with a frankness and directness which considerably amazed her.
  4. James Mortimer, the man of science, ask of Sherlock Holmes, the specialist in crime?
  5. I have not lived for years with Sherlock Holmes for nothing.
  6. Fixing the Nets Sir Henry was more pleased than surprised to see Sherlock Holmes, for he had for some days been expecting that recent events would bring him down from London.
  7. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.
  8. Be the answer what it might, I should at least have something to report to Sherlock Holmes.
  9. Three Broken Threads Sherlock Holmes had, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will.
  10. Sherlock Holmes, that if my friend here had not proposed coming round to you this morning I should have come on my own account.
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