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A n1 ○ ( police officer) flic ○ m ; traffic cop flic ○, agent m de la circulation ; motor cycle cop motard m ; to play cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs ;4 Tex canette f.2 ○ ( receive) écoper de ○ [punch, punishment] ;5 ○ ( listen) écouter ; cop a load of this! écoute-moi ça! ;6 Jur ( plead guilty) to cop a plea plaider coupable (pour une charge mineure afin d'en éviter une plus grave).■ cop out ○ se dégonfler ○ ; to cop out on a promise manquer à une promesse ; to cop out of doing se défiler ○ au moment de faire. -
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1 noun(a) (policeman) flic m;∎ to play cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs∎ it's a fair cop! je suis fait!∎ it's not much cop ça ne vaut pas grand-chose, c'est pas terrible∎ to get copped (by police) se faire pincer;∎ British to cop it (be caught and punished) se faire pincer; (get injured) être blessé□ ; (die) clamser;∎ you'll cop it if he finds out! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre s'il s'en rend compte!;∎ to cop hold of sth attraper qch;∎ cop hold of that rope! attrape cette corde!;∎ Law to cop a plea plaider coupable□ (pour éviter une charge plus grave);►► familiar Television cop show série f policière□ ;familiar cop shop (police station) poste m de police□familiar (avoid responsibility) se défiler; (choose easy solution) choisir la solution de facilité□ ;∎ to cop out of doing sth ne pas avoir le cran de faire qch -
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1. noun3. compounds* * *1.(colloq) [kɒp] noun1) ( police officer) flic m2) GB ( arrest)it's a fair cop! — bien joué, je me rends! (colloq)
3) GB ( use)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( receive) écoper de (colloq) [punch, punishment]to cop it — trinquer (colloq)
2) (also cop hold of) ( catch) attraper•Phrasal Verbs:- cop out
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fair cop — Noun. 1. A legitimate arrest. Often tongue in cheek use in expressions such as it s a fair cop, guv . Orig. Underworld. Late 1800s 2. A situation or event that is seen as deserved or justified … English slang and colloquialisms
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fair — Ⅰ. fair [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) just or appropriate in the circumstances. 2) treating people equally. 3) considerable in size or amount. 4) moderately good. 5) (of hair or complexion) light; blonde. 6) (of weather) f … English terms dictionary
cop — I. /kɒp / (say kop) Colloquial –noun 1. a police officer. 2. → silent cop. 3. an arrest; a state of being caught. 4. payment. –verb (t) (copped, copping) 5. to steal. 6. to receive in payment. 7. to accept resignedly; put up with: would you cop a …
fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English