cops in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cops in the English»French Dictionary

I.cop [Brit kɒp, Am kɑp] N

1. cop (police officer):

cop inf

flic m inf

motor cycle cop

motard m

to play cops and robbers

jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs

2. cop Brit (arrest) inf:

it's a fair cop!

bien joué, je me rends! inf

3. cop Brit (use) inf:

to be not much cop

ne pas valoir grand-chose

4. cop TEXTIL:

cop

canette f

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

1. cop (arrest):

cop inf

pincer inf

person to get copped doing

se faire pincer en train de faire inf

2. cop (receive):

cop inf

écoper de inf

3. cop Brit inf:

to cop it (be punished)

trinquer inf

4. cop:

cop, a. cop hold of (catch) inf

attraper

cop hold of the rope

attrape la corde

5. cop (listen):

cop inf

écouter

cop a load of this!

écoute-moi ça!

6. cop LAW (plead guilty):

to cop a plea

plaider coupable (pour une charge mineure afin d'en éviter une plus grave)

III.cop [Brit kɒp, Am kɑp]

to cop a feel inf Am

peloter inf

to cop some Z's inf Am

piquer un roupillon inf

traffic cop N

traffic cop

agent m de la circulation

cop out VB [Brit kɒp -, Am kɑp -] inf

cop out

se dégonfler inf

to cop out on a promise

manquer à une promesse

to cop out of doing

se défiler au moment de faire inf

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

cop-out (excuse)

excuse f bidon inf

cop-out (evasive act)

échappatoire f

cop shop [Brit, Am ˈkɑp ˌʃɑp] N Brit inf

cop shop

poste m de police

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flic

cop inf

les flics

the cops, the police + vb pl

vingt-deux, v'là les flics inf!

look out! it's the cops! inf

keuf sl

cop inf

poulaga

cop inf

la maison Poulaga

the cop shop inf

cogne

cop inf

cops in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cops in the English»French Dictionary

I.cop [kɒp, Am kɑ:p] N

cop inf:

cop

flic m

to play cops and robbers

jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs

Phrases:

it's a fair cop Brit

je suis pris sur le fait

it's not much cop Brit inf

ça ne vaut pas la peine

II.cop <-pp-> [kɒp, Am kɑ:p] VB trans

1. cop Brit, Aus inf (be scolded):

to cop a load of trouble

avoir un tas de problèmes

2. cop (grab):

cop

saisir

to cop a (quick) look at sth

regarder furtivement qc

3. cop Am LAW:

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

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rookie cop

flic m débutant

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flic

cop

jouer au(x) gendarme(s) et au(x) voleur(s)

to play cops and robbers

motard(e)

motorcycle cop Am

écoper coup

to cop

cops Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play cops and robbers

jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs

it's a fair cop Brit

je suis pris sur le fait

it's not much cop Brit inf

ça ne vaut pas la peine

to cop a load of trouble

avoir un tas de problèmes

to cop a (quick) look at sth

regarder furtivement qc

to cop a plea

plaider coupable

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flics

cops (fam)

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English

The homeowner contacted cops, and the two young girls described in the sick note were identified as children who used to live in the trailer park.

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We stood there not so much as cops, or veterans, but as fathers.

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It doesn't turn monstrous in front of the town's two cops until, in another scene, it does.

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A lengthy chase ensues, with the two cops fleeing by patrol car.

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In the recent order, cops wanted the temples to beef up the security.

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She then became one of the first female permanent undercover vice cops.

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When cops arrested him, he was found with a metal knuckle-duster stashed in his trousers.

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Each stickup followed a similar pattern, with the thief showing a text on his phone demanding cash from a store employee, cops said.

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We have been deliberately defamed and cops too are refusing to register a case against them here.

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Baz teases the cops on stake out.

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