police
A. -noun plural policía feminine singular
·to join the police
·hacerse policía
·more than a hundred police were called in
·masculineánoun de cien policías hicieron acto de presencia
B. -transitive verb
[+frontier] vigilar, patrullar por
[+area] mantener el orden público en
[+process] vigilar, controlar
·the frontier is policed by UN patrols
·la frontera la vigilan las patrullas de la ONU
·the area used to be policed by Britain
·la zona estaba antes bajo control de Gran Bretaña
C. -compound de policía
·police brutality -noun violencia (f) policial
·police captain -noun
(United States) subjefe masculine and feminine
·police car -noun coche (m) de policía
·police constable -noun
(British, Great Britain)   guardia masculine and feminine, policía masculine and feminine
·police court -noun   tribunal (m) de policía, tribunal (m) correccional
·police custody -noun
·in police custody
·bajo custodia policial
·police department -noun
(United States) policía (f)
·police dog -noun perro (m) policía
·police escort -noun escolta (f) policial
·police force -noun cuerpo (m) de policía
·police inspector -noun inspector (m) / inspectoa (f)
·police officer -noun   guardia masculine and feminine, policía masculine and feminine
·police protection -noun protecciónoun (f) policial
·police record -noun antecedentes masculine plural penales
·police state -noun estado (m) policía
·police station -noun comisaría (f)
·police work -noun trabajo (m) policial or de la policía