Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend. Guman tavilê ket ser hevalê wê.
The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses. Gumanbar bi danasîna ku şahidan daye re li hev tê.
The suspect is armed and dangerous. Gumanbar çekdar û xeternak e.
The investigators are pursuing a promising lead. Lêkolîner li pey rêgezeke hêvîdar in.
Somebody tipped off the police. Kesek polîs agahdar kir.
The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police. Doz bi salan neçareserkirî ma. Pêşketin çêbû dema ku kujer dest bi nivîsandina nameyên tinazî ji polîs re kir.
Case closed! We solved the mystery. Doz girtî ye! Me sirr çareser kir.
We had to connect the dots to solve this case. Ji bo çareserkirina vê dozê diviyabû ku em xalan bi hev ve girêbidin.
The detectives finally cracked the case. Detektîfan di dawiyê de doz şikand.
Evidence Gathering
Berhevkirina Delîlan
search warrant
fermana lêgerînê
crime lab
taqîgeha sûc
forensics
forensîk
ballistics
balîstîk
autopsy
otopsî
coroner
lêkolînerê bijîşkî
cold case
doza sar
DNA evidence
delîlên DNA
missing person
kesê winda
Dust for fingerprints. Li şopa tilîyan bigerin.
Searching the house didn't turn up anything. Lêgerîna malê tiştek neda.
Surveillance
Çavdêrî
undercover
di bin çavan de
undercover agent
efserê veşartî
undercover operation
operasyona sting
to tail
dûvik
The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring. Efserê veşartî ket nav xeleka narkotîkê.
The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer. Detektîfan çavdêriya mala gumanbarê firoşkarê narkotîkê kirin.
They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden. Wan hewl da ku me bişopînin lê me karî wan li bexçeyê botanîkî bihejînin.
Identification
Nasname
lineup
rêza polîsan
snitchinformal
snitch
informant
agahdar
to identify
nas kirin
to incriminate
sûcdar kirin
to accuse
tawanbar kirin
The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement. Lêkolîneran di jêrzemînê de delîlên sûcdarkirina wî dîtin.
The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man. Şahidê gumanbar nas kir. Me zilamê xwe girt.
I've been framed. It wasn't me. Ez hatim çarçovekirin. Ew ne ez bûm.
They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free. Ew dibêjin ku ew snitchek e - ji ber vê yekê ew hîn jî li derve ye.
Questioning
Lêpirsîn
alias
alias
interrogation
lêpirsîn
confession
itiraf
alibi
alibi
to interrogate
pirsîn
to confess
itiraf kirin
to detain
binçav kirin
You're wanted by the police for questioning. Polîs ji bo pirsiyarê li wê digere.
The suspect was detained for questioning. Gumanbar ji bo pirsiyarê hat binçavkirin.
The suspect has many aliases. Gumanbar gelek navên din hene.
The suspect was interrogated by the police. Gumanbar ji aliyê polîsan ve hat pirsîn.
Where were you last night? Tu şeva borî li ku bûyî?
His alibi checks out. Alibiya wî kontrol kir.
He failed the lie detector test. Wî testa detektora derewan têk çû.
She took the rap for him. Wê rap ji bo wî girt.
Arrest
Girtin
warrant
ferman
arrest warrant
fermana girtinê
mugshot
mugshot
to arrest
girtin
to apprehend
girtin
to release
berdan
The officers arrested him for public intoxication. Efseran ew ji ber reftarên bêserûber girtin.
You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Tu di binçav de yî. Mafê te heye ku tu bêdeng bimînî. Tişta ku hûn dibêjin dikare û dê li dijî we li dadgehê were bikar anîn.
We've got a warrant for your arrest. Fermana girtina te heye.
What's the charge? Tawan çi ye?
attempted murder and resisting arrest. hewldana kuştinê û li berxwedana girtinê.
I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience. Min xwe da dest. Min nedikarî bi kuştinekê li ser wijdanê xwe bijîm.
The suspect gave us the slip. Gumanbar ji me reviya.
Due to the lack of evidence, he was released. Ji ber kêmbûna delîlan, ew hat berdan.
