police constable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for police constable in the English»French Dictionary

police constable N

police constable (male) a. PC

agent m de police

police constable (female)

femme f agent (de police)

woman police constable, WPC N Brit

woman police constable

femme f agent de police

Translations for police constable in the English»French Dictionary

constable [Brit ˈkʌnstəb(ə)l, ˈkɒnstəb(ə)l, Am ˈkɑnstəb(ə)l] N Brit

constable (urban)

agent m (de police)

constable (rural)

gendarme m

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 constable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police constable in the English»French Dictionary

constable [ˈkʌnstəbl, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N Brit

constable

agent m de la police

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

Inspectors are recruited differently from the normal police constable.

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The plot centres around an ordinary police constable whose life changes forever when his best friend and colleague is attacked in a savage ambush.

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There was a village police constable in a designated police house up until the late 1980s.

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Legend has it that it was a police constable who gave water to the dying saint from his cap.

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It is the site of the first traffic light for the city; it was manually operated by a police constable.

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Nevertheless, the mayor or first selectman of some towns may give fire police constable status despite this worldwide custom.

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A police constable, an atheist, who is on duty there, joins them.

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A police constable was grievously injured and dozens received minor wounds.

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An officer who arrived earlier radioed the police constable to inform him there were two male suspects.

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There was no police constable, but there were 8 coastguard men and one chief officer.

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