police in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for police in the English»French Dictionary

I.police [Brit pəˈliːs, Am pəˈlis] N

1. police + vb pl (official body):

the police (gen)

la police

the police (in France outside cities)

la gendarmerie

to be in the police

être dans la police

to assist the police with their enquiries euph

être interrogé par la police

to assist the police with their enquiries attr action, involvement, intervention, protection

de la police

to assist the police with their enquiries raid, car, operation, vehicle

de police

to assist the police with their enquiries presence, escort

policier/-ière

2. police U:

police (men and women)

policiers mpl

police (in France, outside cities)

gendarmes mpl

II.police [Brit pəˈliːs, Am pəˈlis] VB trans

1. police (keep order):

police area

maintenir l'ordre dans

2. police (patrol):

police area, frontier:

surveiller

3. police (staff with police):

to police a demonstration/a match

organiser le service d'ordre pour une manifestation/un match

4. police (monitor):

police measures, regulations

contrôler l'application de

campus police N + vb pl Am

campus police

vigiles mpl

police work N U (detection)

police work

investigations fpl policières

police van N

police van

fourgon m cellulaire

police van

panier m à salade inf

police station N

police station

poste m de police

police station (larger)

commissariat m

police station (in France outside cities)

gendarmerie f

police state N pej

police state

État m policier

police record N

police record

casier m judiciaire

to have no police record

avoir un casier judiciaire vierge

riot police N

riot police

forces fpl d'ordre

river police N

river police

police f fluviale

police harassment N U

police harassment

harcèlement m par la police

police in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police in the English»French Dictionary

I.police [pəˈli:s] N pl

the police in town

la police

the police outside towns

la gendarmerie

police department Am, police service Brit

service m de police

police inspector/commissioner

inspecteur/préfet de police m

police intervention

intervention f de police

II.police [pəˈli:s] VB trans

1. police (officially control and guard):

police

maintenir l'ordre dans

2. police (control and regulate):

police

contrôler

to police oneself

se faire la police

3. police MIL:

police

contrôler

police station N

police station

poste m de police

police officer N

police officer

agent mf de police

police force N

1. police force no pl (body of police):

police force

forces fpl de l'ordre

2. police force (administrative unit):

the police force

la police

frontier police N

frontier police

gardes-frontière mpl

police escort N

police escort

escorte f policière

police court N

police court

tribunal m de police

police raid N

police raid

raid m

police state N pej

police state

état m policier

police record N

police record

casier m judiciaire

to have a long police record

avoir un casier judiciaire chargé

police Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

police department Am, police service Brit

service m de police

we were told by the police that ...

la police nous a dit que ...

to give oneself up to the police

se rendre à la police

to give sb away to the police

dénoncer qn à la police

to turn oneself in to the police

se dénoncer à la police

to have a clean police record

avoir un casier judiciaire vierge

special arm of the French police force

GIGN

the police are going to investigate sth

la police va enquêter sur qc

to get nabbed by the police

se faire ramasser par la police

to explain to the court/the police

s'expliquer devant le tribunal/la police

police Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for police in the French»English Dictionary

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police de proximité

neighbourhood police

descente de police

police raid

répression policière

police crackdown

poste de police

police station

CRS

anti-riot and mobile police force

garde à vue

police custody

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Crouton later became a more efficient police officer, even if he was sometimes a bit slow on deductions.

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Following the acquittal, an internal police disciplinary inquiry cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.

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He always keeps his police dog outdoors in a special pen with an insulated dog house.

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A room-mate was reported to have tipped off police, while acting as an informant.

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The first cockfight that he and his wife viewed was broken up by the police.

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Police, emergency services, fire departments, agencies for technical aid and numerous other operators of deployment and use special vehicles use them.

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He called himself a victim of a police frame-up.

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The arcade cabinet was created to look like a police car, with a gas pedal, steering wheel and a siren button, complete with flashing lights atop the unit.

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In the following days, the media repeated police claims that this chubby teenager was the suspect.

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He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police.

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