police chief in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for police chief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

police chief N

police chief

jefe m de policía / jefa f de policía

Translations for police chief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chief of police

jefe de policía

they were acting on the instructions of the chief of police

cumplían órdenes del jefe de policía

Translations for police chief in the Spanish»English Dictionary

jefa de la policía

chief of police

jefe de la policía

chief of police

tiene al jefe de la policía en el bote

he's got the chief of police in his pocket

Translations for police chief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chief [Am tʃif, Brit tʃiːf] N

1. chief (head):

chief

jefe m / jefa f

chief

líder mf

chief of police

jefe de policía

the great white chief

el gran jefe

the great white chief

el mero mero Mex inf

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores

2. chief (boss):

chief inf

jefe m / jefa f

3. chief Brit inf as form of address:

chief

jefe m / jefa f

chief

patrón m / patrona f

II.chief [Am tʃif, Brit tʃiːf] ADJ attr, no comp

chief

principal

I.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] N

1. police (force) + sing or pl vb:

the police

la policía

to be in/join the police

ser/hacerse policía

to call the police

llamar a la policía

the riot police

la policía antidisturbios

the riot police attr regulations/escort/patrol

policial

police brutality

brutalidad f policial or de la policía

police college

escuela f superior de policía

the police force

la policía

the airport has its own police force

el aeropuerto tiene su propio cuerpo de vigilancia

police inspector (in UK)

inspector m de policía / inspectora f de policía

police message

comunicado m policial

police protection

protección f policial

to have a police record

estar fichado

to have a police record

estar prontuariado CSur

police witness

testigo mf de la policía

2. police (police officers):

police no art, + pl vb

policías mpl

police outnumbered demonstrators

el número de policías superaba al de manifestantes

II.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] VB trans

1. police (keep order in):

police streets

patrullar

the right to police the region

el derecho de mantener una fuerza policial en la región

the demonstration was heavily policed

hubo una gran presencia policial en la manifestación

2. police (monitor):

police

vigilar

police

supervisar

UN troops will police the ceasefire

tropas de la ONU se encargarán de que se respete el alto al fuego

3. police (clean up):

police Am

limpiar

police chief in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police chief in the Spanish»English Dictionary

comisario (-a)

chief police inspector

Translations for police chief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chief [tʃi:f] N

1. chief (boss):

chief

jefe(-a) m (f)

2. chief (of a tribe):

chief

jefe(-a) m (f)

II.chief [tʃi:f] ADJ

1. chief (top):

chief

primero, -a

2. chief (major):

chief

principal

I.police [pəˈli:s] N no pl

police

policía f

II.police [pəˈli:s] VB trans

to police an area

vigilar una zona

to police a process

supervisar un proceso

to police oneself

controlarse

to police the frontier

patrullar por la frontera

chief N

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chief of staff MIL

jefe(-a) del Estado Mayor mf