Cop in spanish
Policía
pronunciation: poʊliθiɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: poʊliθiɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cop1 = poli, policía, agente de policía.
Example: Playground games show that children like a clear differentiation between cowboys, cops and spacemen who are good, and Indians, robbers and space monsters who are bad.more:
» beat cop = policía de barrio, policía de proximidad.
Example: Being a cop is tough, especially when you are reduced to a mere beat cop who has to walk the street and give tickets rather than handle some real cases.» be not much cop = no valer gran cosa, no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada especial, no estar/ser para tirar cohetes.
Example: They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.» municipal cop = policía municipal.
Example: Chaos reigned supreme on Monday after violent clashes between municipal cops and vendors resulted in stones being thrown and nearby vehicles being damaged.» plain-clothes cop = policía (vestido) de paisano, policía secreto, policía encubierto.
Example: Man says he was beaten after running from plain-clothes cop he mistook for a robber.» traffic cop = policía de tráfico.
Example: The article is entitled 'Passengers, drivers and traffic cops on peer review road'.» undercover cop = policía secreto.
Example: Later he was arrested for offering weed to an undercover cop.cop2 = golpear, asestar, pegar.
Example: I am just an average citizen so have to cop this sort of biased, gutter journalism on the chin.more:
» cop + a whack = llevarse un golpe.
Example: There was a time when copping a whack on the bottom was part and parcel of growing up as a child.» cop out (of) = escabullirse, escabullir el bulto, escurrir el bulto, rajarse.
Example: Most persons use the excuse of time to cop out of their fitness routine.