policía

/poliˈθia/, [po.liˈθi.a]

police, policeman

Examples

Tom sintió que no tuvo otra opción mas que confesarse a la policía.

Tom felt he had no other choice than to confess to police.

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La policía le siguió hasta París.

The police followed him to Paris.

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La Policía comparó las huellas digitales en el arma con las de la puerta.

The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.

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Pareces un policía.

You look like a cop.

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Mi profesión es agente de policía.

My profession is policemen.

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La Policía no puede cuestionar a Tom hasta que su abogado esté aquí.

The police can't question Tom until his lawyer gets here.

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Como siempre, yo sólo podía esperar que la policía no me detendría.

As always, I could only hope the police wouldn't stop me.

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La policía trató de evitar el derramamiento de sangre.

The police wanted to avoid bloodshed.

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¡Llamad a la policía!

Call the police!

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En caso de emergencia llama a la policía.

In case of emergency, call the police.

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La policía le acusó de asesinato.

The police accused him of murder.

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La policía no creyó mi historia, y creí que no obtuve nada de discutirlo con él.

The policeman did not believe my story, and I thought it was no good arguing with him.

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La policía lo considera el principal sospechoso.

He is considered the prime suspect by the police.

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El policía tenía una curda encima...

The policeman was drunk.

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La policía está allí.

The police are there.

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La policía puso fin a la pelea.

The police broke up the fight.

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El policía te encerrará en prisión.

The police will put you in prison.

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¿Me puedes esconder de la policía?

Can you hide me from the police?

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La policía necesita a alguien a quién culpar.

The police need someone to blame.

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El policía le apuntó con su pistola al hombre.

The policeman aimed his gun at the man.

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