cop
A. -noun
1. (=policeman)   poli (m) Spain Spain, cana (m) Southern Cone Southern Cone
·the cops   la pasma Spain Spain, la cana Southern Cone Southern Cone
·cops and robbers
(=game) policías y ladrones
2. (British, Great Britain)
·it'noun not much cop
·no es gran cosa
·it'noun a fair cop!
·¡está bien!
B. -transitive verb
1. (British, Great Britain)
(=catch)
[+person] pescar, pillar
[+beating, fine] ganarse
·he copped six months
·se cargó seis meses
·you'll cop it!
·¡te la vas a ganar!
·I copped it from the headmaster
·el director me puso como un trapo
·cop this!
·¡hay que ver esto!
·cop hold of this
coge Spain or toma esto
2. (United States) (law, legal)
·to cop a plea
declararse culpable de un delito menor para obtener una sentencia masculineánoun leve
3. (United States)
[+drugs] comprar
C. -compound
·cop shop ** -noun
(British, Great Britain) comisaría (f)