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I . police [pəˈliːs] N pl

police
polícia f

II . police [pəˈliːs] VB trans

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police car N

police car
radiopatrulha f
police car
carro m da polícia

police constable N Brit

police constable
policial mf

police department N Am

police dog N

police dog
cão m policial

police force N

police force
polícia f

police officer N

See also policeman

policeman <-men> [pəˈliːsmən] N

police station N

police station
delegacia f

riot police N

Usage examples with police

police officer
agente de polícia
to police an area
policiar uma área
to police a process
legalizar um processo
clean police record
ficha f policial limpa
to be watched by the police
ser vigiado(-a) pela polícia
he is wanted by the police
ele é procurado pela polícia
the police station houses more than 300 prisoners
a delegacia abriga mais de 300 prisioneiros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In the following days, the media repeated police claims that this chubby teenager was the suspect.
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The arcade cabinet was created to look like a police car, with a gas pedal, steering wheel and a siren button, complete with flashing lights atop the unit.
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Soon after the local and state police arrived and fired eight rounds of tear gas into the prison yard.
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This led to a situation where a xenophobic mob outnumbered the police by day three.
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Poor communications in the region have made it difficult to police.
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These traits served the dog well in its role as a personal defense dog, police dog, or war dog, but were not ideally adapted to a companionship role.
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Police later maintained that some protest organizers were complicit in providing cover for the vandals.
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He always keeps his police dog outdoors in a special pen with an insulated dog house.
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The police commandeered another tram, and it was boarded by about 40 officers.
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A room-mate was reported to have tipped off police, while acting as an informant.
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