river police in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for river police in the English»French Dictionary

river police N

river police

police f fluviale

Translations for river police in the English»French Dictionary

river [Brit ˈrɪvə, Am ˈrɪvər] N

1. river:

river (flowing into sea)

fleuve m

river (tributary)

rivière f

up river/down river

en amont/en aval

2. river (of lava, mud, oil):

river fig

fleuve m

rivers of blood

des fleuves de sang

to sell sb down the river

trahir qn

to send sb up the river Am

envoyer qn au pénitentiaire

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

river police in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for river police in the English»French Dictionary

I.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. river:

river (water)

rivière f

river (to the sea)

fleuve m

the river Mersey

le Mersey

2. river (quantity):

river

flot m

Phrases:

down river

en aval

up river

en amont

II.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

river

fluvial(e)

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

The autobahn and river police stations were reorganized from separate authorities and integrated into the respective local police departments.

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The river police received a hostile reception by riverfront workers not wishing to lose their supplementary income.

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Dickens was taken to this then-impoverished and unsavory location by the officers of the river police, with whom he would occasionally go on patrol.

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We only got halfway, because the tide came up fast and the river police chased our boat, although eventually they let us go.

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His actions sparked a full-scale search on the river by emergency personnel including river police.

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