police cell in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for police cell in the English»French Dictionary

police cell N

police cell

cellule f (dans un poste de police)

Translations for police cell in the English»French Dictionary

cell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N

1. cell (for prisoner, monk):

cell

cellule f

2. cell:

cell BIOL, BOT

cellule f

3. cell (in honeycomb):

cell

alvéole m

4. cell:

cell ELEC, CHEM

élément m

5. cell POL:

cell

cellule f

6. cell TELEC:

cell

cellule f

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

police cell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police cell in the English»French Dictionary

cell [sel] N

1. cell (small room):

cell

cellule f

2. cell (compartments):

cell

case f

3. cell (part of honeycomb):

cell

alvéole m o f

4. cell BIOL, POL:

cell

cellule f

to use one's grey cells

faire travailler sa matière grise

5. cell ELEC:

battery cell

élément m de pile

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This tiny 72-year-old woman was then held overnight in a scruffy police cell, without food or access to the medication she needed for a liver complaint.

www.telegraph.co.uk

After missing a court date in connection with the matter, the boy, who had no previous convictions, had been arrested and held for several hours in a police cell.

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