FBI
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
FBI
- (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- 2021 September 27, Priya Krishnakumar, “Murders rose sharply in 2020 but data is lacking across much of the country”, in CNN[1]:
- The FBI began publishing national quarterly crime reports last year, but has not done so for the first two quarters of 2021, stating that they require at least 60% of agencies to submit NIBRS data in order to publish quarterly data.
- (British) Federation of British Industry (1916–1965), forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
- (Australia, weather, firefighting) fire behaviour index
Derived terms
(Federal Bureau of Investigation):
Descendants
- → Arabic: إِف بِي أَي (ʔif bī ʔay)
- → Bulgarian: ФБР (FBR)
- → Dutch: FBI
- → French: FBI
- → Galician: FBI
- → Hindi: एफ़ बी आई (ef bī āī)
- → Indonesian: FBI
- → Japanese: エフ・ビー・アイ
- → Marathi: एफ्.बी.आय्. (eph.bī.āy.)
- → Persian: افبیآی
- → Portuguese: FBI
- → Romanian: FBI
- → Russian: ФБР (FBR)
- → Spanish: FBI
- → Thai: เอฟบีไอ
Translations
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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See also
- Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
FBI
- Fixed-bit index.
- (US, humorous) Female body inspector.
- 2013, Jeffery Self, Straight People: A Spotter's Guide to the Fascinating World of Heterosexuals[2], Running Press, →ISBN:
- Groups of Heterosexuals gather in Daytona Beach to tan their normally pale skin, eat fried shrimp, and buy novelty T-shirts that say things like Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee! and FBI: Female Body Inspector.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English FBI (“Federal Bureau of Investigation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛf.bi.aj/
Proper noun
FBI m
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English FBI (“Federal Bureau of Investigation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛfbiˈaɪ̯/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
das/der FBI n or (rare) m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des FBI or des FBIs)
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Japanese
Etymology
Proper noun
FBI or FBI • (Efubīai or Efu Bī Ai)
- synonym of 連邦捜査局 (Renpō Sōsakyoku, “Federal Bureau of Investigation”); the FBI
- 2020, “るるちゃんの自殺配信 (Ruru-chan no jisatsu haishin) [Ruru-chan's Suicide Livestream]”, in の子 (Noko) (lyrics), 児童カルテ (Jidō karute), performed by 神聖かまってちゃん (Shinsei Kamatte-chan) [Shinsei Kamattechan]:
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English FBI (“Federal Bureau of Investigation”).
Proper noun
FBI m
- Buró Federal de Investigación; FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
- 2025 June 28, Sean Lyngaas, “El cártel de Sinaloa rastreó con un hacker a un funcionario del FBI y mató a posibles informantes, según Gobierno de EE.UU.”, in CNN en Español[3]:
- Un cártel de droga mexicano contrató a un hacker para vigilar los movimientos de un alto funcionario del FBI en Ciudad de México en 2018 o incluso antes, recopilando información del sistema de cámaras de la ciudad que permitió al cártel matar a posibles informantes del FBI, según dijo en un nuevo informe el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia.
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