cop in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cop [Am kɑp, Brit kɒp] N inf

1. cop (police officer):

cop

poli mf inf

cop

tira mf Mex inf

cop

cana mf RioPl sl

cop

cachaco m / cachaca f Peru inf

cop

paco m / paca f Chil inf

the cops

la poli inf

the cops

la pasma Spain sl

the cops

la tira Mex inf

the cops

la cana RioPl sl

the cops

los pacos Chil inf

to play cops and robbers

jugar a policías y ladrones

2. cop (arrest) Brit dated or hum:

it's a fair cop

pues sí señor, me ha agarrado

it's a fair cop

pues sí señor, me ha cogido Spain

3. cop (good, use) Brit:

to be not much cop

no ser nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves inf

to be not much cop

no valer gran cosa

II.cop <pres part copping; pt, pp copped> [Am kɑp, Brit kɒp] VB trans

1. cop Am (win):

cop

llevarse

2. cop esp Brit inf (receive, get):

he copped a whack on the head

se llevó un porrazo en la cabeza inf

cop (a load of) this/him/her!

¡no te lo/la pierdas! inf

to cop it Brit you'll cop it if they find out

como se enteren, estás arreglado or te vas a llevar una buena inf

3. cop (catch, seize) Brit:

cop inf

agarrar

cop inf

pillar inf

cop inf

pescar inf

cop hold of this a minute

¿me tienes esto un momento?

4. cop (steal):

cop inf

afanar sl

cop inf

volar Mex inf

cop-out [Am ˈkɑpˌaʊt, Brit ˈkɒpaʊt] N inf

that's just a cop-out

eso es evadirse

that's just a cop-out

eso es escurrirle el bulto al problema inf

cop out VB [Am kɑp -, Brit kɒp -] (v + adv) sl

cop out

rajarse inf

cop out

evadirse

to cop out of sth of responsibility/task

escabullirse de algo

to cop out of sth of responsibility/task

sacarle el cuerpo a algo inf

Translations for cop in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

paco (paca)

cop inf

polizonte

cop inf

tecolote

cop inf

varita

traffic cop inf

mordelón (mordelona)

corrupt traffic cop inf

mordelón (mordelona)

bent traffic cop Brit sl

tamarindo

traffic cop inf

tira Chil Mex

cop inf

tira Peru RioPl

undercover cop inf

cop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cop [kɒp, Am kɑ:p] -pp- N

1. cop inf (police officer):

cop

poli mf

to play cops and robbers

jugar a polis y cacos

2. cop Brit inf (poor quality):

to not be much cop

no valer gran cosa

II.cop [kɒp, Am kɑ:p] -pp- VB trans

1. cop (grab):

cop

coger

to cop a (quick) look at sth

echar una ojeada a algo

2. cop Am LAW:

to cop a plea

declararse culpable

speed cop N Am inf

speed cop

policía mf de tráfico

Translations for cop in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tira (policía) f Mex Guat inf

cop inf

polizonte

cop

guripa

cop Am

botón

cop

cop Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not be much cop

no valer gran cosa

to cop a (quick) look at sth

echar una ojeada a algo

to cop a plea

declararse culpable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ron thinks he is a real cop by coming up with codes that he just came up with that night.

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We needed a bad cop, and he was a good bad cop.

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Oak is a dedicated haunted cop who uses force on criminals.

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Outside, the motorcycle cop tears up the ticket and says, suckers.

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A shootout between the kid and the cops ensues, which leaves the kid mortally wounded.

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Do yourself a favor and cop this release.

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Nick vows to prepare for the role by attempting to be an actual cop.

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This sparks a memory that he "is" a cop and has been working undercover in the gang for many months.

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The man reaches the shoreline and is trapped between the ocean and the cops.

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Lives are lost by running out of fuel, being hit by dynamite, or hitting a cop car.

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