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die Polizei
I. po·lice [pəˈli:s] N + pl vb
1. police (force):
the police
die Polizei kein pl
the police are investigating ...
die Polizei untersucht ...
he works for the police
er ist bei der Polizei
to call the police
die Polizei rufen
2. police (police officers):
police
Polizisten(Polizistinnen) mpl (f)
to put more police on the beat
das Polizeiaufgebot verstärken
II. po·lice [pəˈli:s] VB trans
1. police (guard):
to police sth
etw überwachen
2. police (regulate):
to police sb/sth/oneself
jdn/etw/sich selbst kontrollieren
3. police Am MIL:
to police sth an event
irgendwo Wache halten
III. po·lice [pəˈli:s] N modifier
police (helmet, patrol, uniform):
police
Polizei-
to be in police custody
in Polizeigewahrsam sein
police investigation
polizeiliche Untersuchung
to ask for police protection
Polizeischutz anfordern
po·ˈlice ac·tion N MIL
police action
Polizeiaktion f <-, -en>
po·lice ˈpres·ence N no pl
police presence
Polizeipräsenz f <-> kein pl
police presence
Polizeiaufgebot nt <-(e)s, -e>
we will maintain police presence at all points
wir werden überall Polizeiposten aufstellen
po·lice in·ˈform·er N
police informer
Informant(in) m (f) [der Polizei] <-en, -en>
police informer
Polizeispitzel(in) m (f) <-s, -> pej
po·lice ˈpre·cinct N
police precinct
Polizeibezirk m <-(e)s, -e>
police precinct
[Polizei]revier nt
po·lice ˈmag·is·trate N
police magistrate
Polizeirichter(in) m (f)
po·lice in·ˈspec·tor N
police inspector
Polizeikommissar(in) m (f) <-s, -e>
po·lice inter·ˈven·tion N no pl
police intervention
Polizeieinsatz m <-es, -einsätze>
po·ˈlice of·fic·er N
police officer
Polizeibeamte(r)(-beamtin) m (f) <-, -nen>
po·ˈlice raid N
police raid
Razzia f <-, Razzien>
police station N
police station
Polizeirevier
Present
Ipolice
youpolice
he/she/itpolices
wepolice
youpolice
theypolice
Past
Ipoliced
youpoliced
he/she/itpoliced
wepoliced
youpoliced
theypoliced
Present Perfect
Ihavepoliced
youhavepoliced
he/she/ithaspoliced
wehavepoliced
youhavepoliced
theyhavepoliced
Past Perfect
Ihadpoliced
youhadpoliced
he/she/ithadpoliced
wehadpoliced
youhadpoliced
theyhadpoliced
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the police flagged him down for speeding
die Polizei hat ihn wegen zu hoher Geschwindigkeit angehalten
to hand oneself over to the police
sich acc der Polizei stellen
to give oneself up [to the police]
sich acc [der Polizei] stellen
they received a visit from the police
die Polizei stattete ihnen einen Besuch ab
he was led away by the police
er wurde von der Polizei abgeführt
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
A koban, having a police officer on duty is located at the 3-chome 3-banchi 2-ban address.
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He worked as a police officer for ten years.
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He was a police officer and now works in metallurgy.
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Charlie Buckton was the main police officer from 2009, until her death in 2012.
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A number of bridges collapsed, one of which led to the death of a police officer, who was standing on the bridge when it collapsed.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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The police force has strengthened its capacities and is better able to coordinate operations across the country, react to security incidents and protect the civil population.
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Die Polizei ist dadurch in ihrer Funktionsfähigkeit gestärkt und kann ihre Einsätze landesweit besser koordinieren, auf Sicherheitsvorfälle reagieren und die Zivilbevölkerung schützen.
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With GIZ assistance, approximately 1,500 talks have taken place since 2010 between communities and the police to resolve conflicts.
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Seit 2010 fanden mithilfe der GIZ ungefähr 1.500 Gespräche zur Konfliktlösung zwischen Gemeinden und Polizei statt.
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As part of Germany’s commitment to rebuilding the police force in Afghanistan, the Federal Foreign Office (AA) has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to set up a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in order to build training centres and administrative buildings and run training courses for the police.
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Als Teil des deutschen Engagements beim Aufbau einer afghanischen Polizei hat das Auswärtige Amt (AA) die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH beauftragt, eine „Projektimplementierungs-einheit“ (PIU) zu gründen, um Ausbildungszentren sowie Dienstgebäude zu bauen und Schulungen durchzuführen.
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With GIZ assistance, more than 1,100 talks to resolve conflicts have taken place between communities and the police since 2010.
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Seit 2010 fanden mit Hilfe der GIZ über 1.100 Gespräche zur Konfliktlösung zwischen Gemeinden und Polizei statt.
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The Federação das Torcidas Organizadas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FTORJ) is attempting to establish itself as a point of contact for public institutions, clubs and police, and in so doing to improve the situation for its own members.
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Die „Federação das Torcidas Organizadas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro“ (FTORJ), versucht, sich als Ansprechpartner zu öffentlichen Institutionen, Vereinen und auch der Polizei zu etablieren und so die Situation der eigenen Anhänger zu verbessern.
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