police state in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.state [Am steɪt, Brit steɪt] N

1.1. state C (condition):

state
estado m
liquid/solid state
estado líquido/sólido
state of siege/war
estado de sitio/guerra
state of emergency
estado de emergencia
state of readiness
estado de alerta
State of the Union message Am
mensaje m presidencial sobre el estado de la Nación
State of the Union message Am
informe m presidencial sobre el estado de la Nación
it's in a poor state of repair
está en bastante mal estado
state of health
estado m de salud
state of health
salud f
state of mind
estado de ánimo
I was in no (fit) state to make a decision
no estaba en condiciones de tomar una decisión
what a (dreadful) state of affairs!
¡qué situación tan lamentable!
the state of play Brit
la situación
the state of play Brit
el estado de cosas

II.state [Am steɪt, Brit steɪt] VB trans

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state
exponer
state
plantear
state
exponer
state (in writing)
escribir
state (in writing)
consignar form
state (orally)
decir
state law/document:
establecer
state law/document:
estipular
I'm merely stating the facts
simplemente estoy exponiendo los hechos
you have half an hour to state your case
tiene media hora para exponer su caso
he stated that he had seen her there earlier
afirmó haberla visto antes allí
to state one's views
dar su (or mi etc.) opinión
to state one's views
exponer su (or mi etc.) punto de vista
he clearly stated that he would not stand for election
dijo or manifestó claramente que no se presentaría a las elecciones
the contract states that …
el contrato establece or estipula que …
as stated in the minutes
como figura or consta en las actas
as stated above
como se indica más arriba

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

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

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police state in the PONS Dictionary

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II.state [steɪt] ADJ (pertaining to a nation)

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The earlier work relates to disciplining or individualizing of the body through the police state.
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These journalists could not tell their families, their boss, their unionits police state stuff.
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As a candidate, he also took part in the 2000 and 2008 presidential elections, promising a police state, and to institute summary executions.
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The country had become a true police state.
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Such may be, but we must also consider that part of the price has been a police state.
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Other critics accused him of creating a police state.
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People here are determined not to live in a police state.
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Thus, it is difficult to evaluate objectively the truth of allegations that a nation is, or is not becoming, a police state.
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A police state developed and freedoms were very limited.
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I do not fall under any of the types of people that are convenient for the police state.
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