policeman

[US]/pəˈliːsmən/
[UK]/pəˈliːsmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mandlig politibetjent.
Word Forms
Pluralpolicemen

Phrases & Collocations

traffic policeman

trafikbetjent

Example Sentences

corrupt a policeman with money

bestikke en politibetjent med penge

the policeman's nightly rounds

betjentens natlige patruljer

a policeman’s truncheon

en politimands batong

A policeman detects criminals.

En politibetjent opdager kriminelle.

The policeman caught an armed robber.

Politibetjenten fangede en bevæbnet røver.

he had misunderstood the policeman's hand signals.

han havde misforstået politimandens håndsignaler.

the attack left a policeman beaten senseless.

Angrebet efterlod en politibetjent slået sanseløs.

The policeman seized a criminal suspect.

Politibetjenten greb fat i en mistænkt kriminel.

The policeman disarmed the thief.

Politibetjenten uskadeliggjorde tyven.

The policeman arrested the thief.

Betjenten anholdt tyven.

The policeman signed (for)them to stop.

Politibetjenten gav dem et tegn på at stoppe.

The policeman whistled for the motorcar to stop.

Betjenten fløjtede for at få motorbilen til at stoppe.

The policeman seized the thief.

Politibetjenten greb fat i tyven.

The policeman ran after the thief.

Politibetjenten løb efter tyven.

The policeman alerted me to the danger.

Betjenten gjorde mig opmærksom på faren.

The policeman parted the crowd.

Betjenten splittede mængden.

The policeman tackled the thief.

Politibetjenten tacklede tyven.

The policeman told the crowds to move along.

Politibetjenten bad folkemængden om at fortsætte.

The policeman cautioned that driver.

Politimanden advarede den fører.

Real-world Examples

It took the policeman rather unawares.

Det overraskede politimanden ret meget.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

My brother wants to be a policeman.

Min bror vil gerne være politibetjent.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

He is a policeman in a police station.

Han er politibetjent på en politistation.

Source: Past years' high school entrance exam listening comprehension questions.

This friend of yours, he's a policeman?

Er det din ven, der er politibetjent?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

So he ordered the policeman to write the report.

Så han beordrede politimanden til at skrive rapporten.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 2 (All 70 Lessons)

Riot squads joined plainclothes policemen to move the protesters away from the square.

Udrustningsenheder og politibetjente i civil deltog i at flytte demonstranterne væk fra pladsen.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2016

I saw a tall policeman and he stood like this.

Jeg så en høj politibetjent, og han stod sådan her.

Source: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Go away or I'm gonna call the policeman!

Gå væk, ellers ringer jeg til politiet!

Source: Modern Family Season 6

My parents want me to be a policeman or a doctor.

Mine forældre vil have, at jeg bliver politibetjent eller læge.

Source: Past years' high school entrance exam listening comprehension questions.

He shouted in defiance of the policeman's warning to be quiet.

Han råbte i trots overfor politimandens advarsel om at være stille.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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