policeman

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

Translation

n. manlig tjänsteman inom lagen.
Word Forms
Pluralpolicemen

Phrases & Collocations

traffic policeman

trafikpolisman

Example Sentences

corrupt a policeman with money

mutta en polis med pengar

the policeman's nightly rounds

polismannens nattliga rond

a policeman’s truncheon

en polismans batong

A policeman detects criminals.

En polis upptäcker brottslingar.

The policeman caught an armed robber.

Polispatrullen fångade en beväpnad rånare.

he had misunderstood the policeman's hand signals.

han hade missförstått polismannens handtecken.

the attack left a policeman beaten senseless.

Attacken lämnade en polis medvetslös och misshandlad.

The policeman seized a criminal suspect.

Polismannen grep en misstänkt brottsling.

The policeman disarmed the thief.

Polisens desarmerade tjuven.

The policeman arrested the thief.

Polismannen arresterade tjuven.

The policeman signed (for)them to stop.

Polismannen signalerade åt dem att stanna.

The policeman whistled for the motorcar to stop.

Polisens visslade åt motorbilen att stanna.

The policeman seized the thief.

Polismannen grep tjuven.

The policeman ran after the thief.

Polismannen sprang efter tjuven.

The policeman alerted me to the danger.

Polis mannen varnade mig för faran.

The policeman parted the crowd.

Polisens delade folkmassan.

The policeman tackled the thief.

Polismannen tacklade tjuven.

The policeman told the crowds to move along.

Polismannen sa till folkmassan att gå vidare.

The policeman cautioned that driver.

Polismannen varnade den föraren.

Real-world Examples

It took the policeman rather unawares.

Det fångade polismannen lite oväntat.

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

My brother wants to be a policeman.

Min bror vill vara polis.

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

He is a policeman in a police station.

Han är polis på en polisstation.

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

This friend of yours, he's a policeman?

Är den här vännen din en polis?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

So he ordered the policeman to write the report.

Så han beordrade polismannen att skriva rapporten.

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

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

Större enheter av poliser och utredningspoliser anslöt sig för att flytta demonstranterna bort från torget.

Source: AP Listening Collection April 2016

I saw a tall policeman and he stood like this.

Jag såg en lång polisman och han stod så här.

Source: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Go away or I'm gonna call the policeman!

Stick iväg annars ringer jag polisen!

Source: Modern Family Season 6

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

Mina föräldrar vill att jag ska vara polis eller läkare.

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

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

Han skrek trots polismannens varning att vara tyst.

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

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