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Meanings of cop in English

Portuguese
tira
Catalan
poli
Spanish
romano

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.

tira
Portuguese
apreender
Catalan
agafar
Spanish
clavar

Take into custody.

apreender
Portuguese
roubar
Spanish
mangar

Take by theft.

roubar

A male police officer.

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Examples for "policeman"
Examples for "policeman"
1
The policeman could not explain; neither could the idlers; neither can I.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 / A Magazin...
2
A second policeman is said to be in critical condition in hospital.
BBC
3
Better to have a policeman walk by than stop and ask questions.
A beautiful place to die
4
Next morning she reports the theft and a local policeman seemed concerned.
The new yorker
5
One policeman died of bullet wounds, among five people injured, authorities said.
Reuters
Usage of cop in English
1
The young cop kept shifting his weight from left foot to right.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
2
MS: I think the most basic responses is a 'cop watch' program.
Ebony
3
I asked the cop to let me go to the ladies' room.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
4
But Mr Andrews said none of them would cop a financial penalty.
News.com.au
5
And who will cop the cost of the thousands of free fares?
Radio NZ
6
Five years ago I didn't have the cop-on to open an SSIA.
The Irish Times
7
An experienced cop knew better than to get involved in family arguments.
The Long War
8
Morgan remained aware of every cop and every possible snake near her.
Imperfect Sword
9
Ando released the young cop and straightaway set about locating Asakawa's parents.
Spiral
10
Slim chance or not, a cop could come by at any second.
The king of lies
11
If this cop had been any good, he'd have seen it already.
Dante's numbers
12
I saw you following me-anobvious cop, come on-soI pulled over.
Driving Heat
13
Holden said nothing; he just stared up at the cop and frowned.
Leviathan Wakes
14
He's a big-shot cop and the lead investigator on the Ripper cases.
Mindhunter
15
That super-cop proposal now looks unlikely to make it into final legislation.
Reuters
16
I don't for a minute believe in their nice cop-nasty cop routine.
The Guardian
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Cop through the time
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Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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