policía

/poliˈθia/, [po.liˈθi.a]

police, policeman


Examples
  • El policía cogió al hombre por el brazo.

    The policeman caught the man by the arm.

  • La policía encontró a Tom tirado en el piso con un orificio de bala en medio de la frente.

    The police found Tom lying on the floor with a bullet hole in the middle of his forehead.

  • La policía me mostró tu foto.

    The police showed me your picture.

  • ¿Eres policía?

    Are you a policeman?

  • Estaba pensando en esos tres hombres, sus compañeros de juegos más antiguos, con los que una vez había jugado a policía y ladrón.

    He was thinking of these three young men, his oldest playmates, with whom he had once played cops and robbers.

  • La policía sospechaba de sus movimientos.

    The police were suspicious of his movements.

  • La policía le detuvo por robo.

    The police arrested him for theft.

  • ¿En dónde estaba la policía?

    Where was the police?

  • Algunos pasajeros valientes atraparon al ladrón de bolsos y lo entregaron a la policía.

    Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police.

  • La policía te meterá en la cárcel.

    The police will put you in prison.

  • El policía arrestó al hombre en el acto.

    The policeman arrested the man on the spot.

  • La Policía lleva casi un mes buscando los bienes robados.

    The police have been searching for the stolen goods for almost a month.

  • El ladrón se disfrazó de policía.

    The thief disguised himself as a policeman.

  • La policía detuvo al sospechoso.

    The police arrested the suspect.

  • Pensé que habías dicho que la Policía nunca nos encontraría aquí.

    I thought you said the police would never find us here.

  • Sujétalo mientras tu mujer llama a la policía.

    Keep hold of him while your wife calls the police.

  • Él escapó disfrazado de policía.

    He got away disguised as a policeman.

  • ¿Hay algún riesgo de ser atrapado por la policía?

    Is there any risk of being caught by the police?

  • Sangrando de su meñique, la ninfómana inició una persecución con la policía en una balsa robada.

    Bleeding from her little finger, the nymphomaniac started a hot pursuit with the cops on a stolen raft.

  • ¡La policía viene!

    The police is coming!


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