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police [pɔlis] N f

1. police (force):

police

police + vb pl

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il est dans la police

he is in the police

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voiture de police

police car

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coopération des polices

cooperation between police forces

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toutes les polices du pays

every police force in the country

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2. police (organisme privé):

police

security service

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3. police (maintien de l'ordre):

police

policing

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pouvoirs de police

powers to enforce law and order

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faire la police

to keep order

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faire la police dans un quartier/une zone

to police a district/an area

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faire sa propre police

to do one's own policing

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4. police:

police, a. police d'assurance (assurance) (contrat)

(insurance) policy

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police, a. police d'assurance (document)

policy (document)

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contracter une police d'assurance-vie

to take out life insurance ou a life insurance policy

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5. police:

police, a. police de caractères TYPO, COMPUT

fonts pl

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6. police (tribunal):

passer en simple police

to be tried in a police court

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Phrases:

police de l'air et des frontières, PAF

border police

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police judiciaire, PJ

detective division of the French police force

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police militaire

military police

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police des mœurs, police mondaine

vice squad

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police montée

mounted police

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police municipale

city police

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police nationale

national police force

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police parallèle

unofficial government police

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police des polices

police internal investigative body

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police politique

political police

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police privée

private police force

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police de la route

traffic police

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police secours

≈ emergency services pl

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appeler police secours

to call the emergency services

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police secrète

secret police

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Police nationale Info

Police nationale

The nationally organized police service, responsible to the ministre de l'Intérieur, and a separate organization from the Gendarmerie nationale.

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policer [pɔlise] VB trans liter

policer

to civilize

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Police nationale Info

Police nationale

The nationally organized police service, responsible to the ministre de l'Intérieur, and a separate organization from the Gendarmerie nationale.

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English

French

constabulary

police f

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Old Bill

police f

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CID

police f criminelle

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floating policy

police f flottante

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river police

police f fluviale

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secret police

police f secrète

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mounted police

police f montée

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in the PONS Dictionary

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police¹ [pɔlis] N f

police sans pl:

police

police

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police judiciaire

≈ Criminal Investigation Department

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police municipale/nationale

local/national police force

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police privée

private police force

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police secrète

secret police

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police de l'air et des frontières

border police [or patrol]

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police de la route

traffic police

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police des mœurs

vice squad

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police secours

≈ emergency services

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Phrases:

faire la police

to keep order

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police² [pɔlis] N f

1. police (contrat):

police d'assurance

insurance policy

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2. police COMPUT:

police de caractères

font

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préfecture de police

police headquarters

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English

French

MP

police f municipale

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MP

police f militaire

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constabulary

la police

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CID

police f criminelle

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insurance policy

police f d'assurance

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policy

police f d'assurance

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to take out a policy

souscrire une police d'assurance

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police station

poste m de police

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police officer

agent mf de police

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French

English

police¹ [pɔlis] N f

police sans pl:

police

police

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police judiciaire

≈ Criminal Investigations Department

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police municipale/nationale

local/national police force

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police privée

private police force

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police secrète

secret police

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police de l'air et des frontières

border patrol

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police de la route

traffic police

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police des mœurs

vice squad

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police secours

≈ emergency services

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Phrases:

faire la police

to keep order

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police² [pɔlis] N f

1. police (contrat):

police d'assurance

insurance policy

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2. police inform:

police de caractères

font

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English

French

insurance policy

police f d'assurance

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policy

police f d'assurance

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to take out a policy

souscrire une police d'assurance

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patrol car

voiture f de police

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police substation

poste m de police

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station house

poste m de police

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FBI

police f judiciaire fédérale

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font

police f de caractères

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government policy

police f d'État

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