police

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

Translation

n. politiforhold; politivirksomhet; politibetjent
vt. vedlikeholde offentlig orden; overvåke; styre; utstyre med politibetjenter.
Word Forms
Past Tensepoliced
Third Person Singularpolices
Present Participlepolicing
Past Participlepoliced
Pluralpolice

Phrases & Collocations

police officer

politibetjent

police station

politistasjon

police car

politibil

police badge

politibehand

police academy

politiskole

police force

politistyrke

traffic police

trafikksoldat

police department

politidepartement

police office

politibyrå

riot police

riotsoldat

police chief

politisjef

local police station

lokalt politistasjon

state police

statens politi

police power

politimakt

police dog

polishund

secret police

hemmelig politi

security police

sikkerhetspoliti

metropolitan police

politiet i storbyen

military police

militærpolitiet

police state

politistat

chief of police

polisjef

Example Sentences

police uniforms; the police department.

polisuniformer; politidepartementet.

The police have taken the suspect to the police station.

Politiet har tatt mistenkte til politistasjonen.

the constitution of a police authority.

konstitusjonen til en politimyndighet.

a police dog handler.

en politihundfører.

impersonate a police officer.

foreta seg som en politibetjent.

apply for police protection

søke om politibeskyttelse

The police are on the scent of the criminals.

Politiet er på spor etter gerningsmennene.

a police car siren.

en politibil siren.

Real-world Examples

Orson sent the police an anonymous tip.

Orson sendte politiet en anonym tip.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Version Season 8

The officers wearing police lines outside the Ferguson police apartment were demonstrated together.

Politifolkene som hadde på seg politibøyler utenfor politiboligen i Ferguson demonstrerte sammen.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2015

Your platforms really suck at policing themselves.

Plattformene dere har virkelig problemer med å sjekke seg selv.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Do I need to call the police?

Må jeg ringe politiet?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

You were going to call the police?

Du var på vei til å ringe politiet?

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

You might want to call the police.

Du kan kanskje ønske å ringe politiet.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 2

I will call the police so fast.

Jeg skal ringe politiet så fort.

Source: Ugly Betty Season 1

Moreau buys the police. He buys politicians.

Moreau kjøper politiet. Han kjøper politikere.

Source: Leverage

For example, the speaker describes the regular police as " bumblingly inept."

For eksempel beskriver snakkeren den vanlige politiet som " bumblingly inept."

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

The attacks targeted police and military vehicles.

Angrepene målrettes politibiler og militære kjøretøy.

Source: English Level Four Listening Weekly Plan

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