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1 declararse culpable
• cop a plea• plead guilty -
2 policía
• cop• patrol leader• patrol officer• patrol wagon• peace of mind• peace officer• peace pipe• peeler• police• police constable• police force• police officer• policeman -
3 polizonte
• cop• flatfoot• police• policeman -
4 tira
f.1 strip (banda cortada).2 strap (tirante).3 Tira.4 lacinia.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tirar.* * *1 (cinta, banda) strip2 (de zapatos) strap3 (de dibujos) comic strip1 (cantidad) a lot, loads; (mucho tiempo) for yonks, for ages\quitar la piel a tiras a alguien figurado to tear somebody to pieces* * *noun f.band, strip* * *I1. SF1) [de tela] strip; [de zapato] straptira publicitaria — flysheet, advertising leaflet
2) *la tira * —
la tira de — loads of *, masses of
2.SMIItira y afloja — (=negociaciones) hard bargaining; (=concesiones) give and take, mutual concessions pl
1.2.SM Cono Sur * (plainclothes) cop *, detective* * *Ihacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)
la tira — (Esp fam)
me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)
¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)
IIhace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)
masculino y femenino1)a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)2) ver tira y afloja* * *= shred, strip.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.----* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* desde hace la tira = for yonks.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.* tira cómica = comic strip.* tira de cuero = thong.* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].* tira de prueba = test strip.* tira de trapo = cloth strip.* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.* tiras cómicas = funnies.* tira y afloja = tug of war.* una tira de = a raft of.* * *Ihacer tiras algo — (fam) < libro> to tear something to shreds; < vaso> to smash something to smithereens (colloq)
la tira — (Esp fam)
me divertí la tira — I had a whale of a time (colloq)
¿gastaste mucho? - si, la tira — did you spend a lot? - yes, I spent a fortune (colloq)
IIhace la tira de tiempo que... — it's ages since... (colloq)
masculino y femenino1)a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)b) (Per, RPl arg) ( detective infiltrado) police plant (colloq), undercover cop (colloq)2) ver tira y afloja* * *= shred, strip.Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* desde hace la tira = for yonks.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* tira adhesiva = adhesive strip.* tira adhesiva antirrobo = adhesive security strip.* tira cómica = comic strip.* tira de cuero = thong.* tira de filminas = filmstrip [film-strip].* tira de prueba = test strip.* tira de trapo = cloth strip.* tira magnética detectora = magnetic alarm strip.* tiras cómicas = funnies.* tira y afloja = tug of war.* una tira de = a raft of.* * *tira11 (de papel, tela) strip; (de un zapato) strapcortar los pimientos a or en tiras cut the peppers into stripshacer tiras algo ( fam); ‹libro› to tear sth to shreds;‹vaso› to smash sth to smithereens ( colloq)¿gastaste mucho? — si, la tira did you spend a lot? — yes, loads o yes, I spent a fortune ( colloq)hace la tira de tiempo que no lo veo it's ages since I saw him ( colloq)Compuesto:comic strip, strip cartoontira2A3* * *
Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)
tira es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tira
tirar
tira sustantivo femenino (de papel, tela) strip;
( de zapato) strap;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
c)
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
tirale algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;
( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
◊ ¡qué manera de tira el dinero! what a waste of money!
2
3
‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tira de algo to pull sth;
2
b) (Dep) to shoot;
tira al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
4◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;
¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
tirase en paracaídas to parachute;
( en emergencia) to bale out;
tirase de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
3 (fam) ( expulsar):◊ tirase un pedo to fart (sl)
tira sustantivo femenino
1 (de tela, papel, adhesiva, etc) strip
2 (en periódico, revista) strip cartoon, comic strip
3 fam (gran cantidad) hace la tira que no le veo, I haven't seen him for ages
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- basura
- chiste
- correa
- los
- tirar
- aprovechar
- comic
English:
band
- cartoon
- pull
- shred
- strip
- comic
- cop
- draw
- litter
- slat
- strip cartoon
- tug
* * *♦ nf1. [banda cortada] strip;cortar algo en tiras to cut sth into strips;hacer algo tiras [trapo, papel] to tear sth to pieces2. [tirante] strap4. CompFamla tira: me gustó la tira I really loved it;¿tienes juguetes? – ¡la tira! have you got any toys? – loads (of them)!;la tira de loads of;hace la tira que no viene por aquí it's ages since she's been here6. RP [de asado] short ribs♦ nmtira y afloja: firmaron el acuerdo tras meses de tira y afloja they signed the agreement after months of hard bargaining;el tira y afloja que mantienen británicos y españoles en el tema de Gibraltar the wrangling between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar♦ nmf* * *I f1 strip2:la tira de fam loads of fam, masses of fam ;hace la tira que no hablo con ella fam I haven’t spoken to her in a long time3 Méx fam:la tira the cops plII m/f Méx famcop* * *tira nf1) : strip, strap2)tira cómica : comic, comic strip* * *tira n (de papel, etc) strip -
5 poli
f.cops.f. & m.cop (informal).* * *1 familiar (individuo) cop* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)* * *masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( agente) cop (colloq)* * *2* * *
poli familiar
I mf cop
II sustantivo femenino la poli, the fuzz pl
' poli' also found in these entries:
English:
cop
- copper
- poly-
* * *♦ nmfcoppolis y cacos [juego infantil] cops and robbers♦ nfla poli the cops* * *m/f famcop fam ;la poli fam the cops pl fam -
6 paco
m.1 Frank, Paco.2 llama.3 cop.4 silver ore.* * ** * *- ca masculino, femenino (Andes fam) cop (colloq)* * *- ca masculino, femenino (Andes fam) cop (colloq)* * *masculine, feminineCompuesto:* * *
paco◊ -ca sustantivo masculino, femenino (Andes fam) cop (colloq)
' paco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aferrarse
- aquél
- aquélla
- para
- personificación
- rara
- raro
- relucir
- seca
- seco
- yo
English:
cop
* * *paco, -a♦ nm,fAndes, Pan Fam cop♦ nmmeter un paco to tell a fib o lie2. Andes = hybrid of alpaca and guanaco* * * -
7 tamarindo
m.1 tamarind (fruit).2 traffic cop (informal) (policía de tránsito). (Mexican Spanish)3 tamarind fruit, tamarind.* * *1 tamarind* * *SM1) (Bot) tamarind2) Méx ** traffic policeman, traffic cop ** * *a) (Bot) tamarindb) (Méx fam) ( agente) traffic cop (colloq)* * *a) (Bot) tamarindb) (Méx fam) ( agente) traffic cop (colloq)* * *1 ( Bot) tamarind* * *
tamarindo sustantivo masculinoa) (Bot) tamarind
tamarindo m Bot (árbol, fruto) tamarind
* * *tamarindo nm1. [fruta] tamarindVen tamarindo chino star fruit, carambola* * *m1 BOT tamarind2 Méx famtraffic cop fam* * *tamarindo nm: tamarind -
8 cana
adj.&f.feminine of CANO.f.1 gray hair.peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.* * *1 grey hair, white hair■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs\echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair downpeinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old* * *f., (m. - cano)* * *ISF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hairII LAm *1. SF1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell2) (=policía) police2.SM (=policía) policeman* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.----* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *A (pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go grayechar una cana al aire to let one's hair downrespetar las canas to have respect for one's elderssacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early gravesalirle canas verdes a algn ( fam): me van a salir canas verdes con estos alumnos these pupils will be the death of me ( colloq)C12* * *
Multiple Entries:
cana
caña
cana 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( pelo) gray( conjugate gray) hair, white hair;◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;
(colloq)
2 (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
3 (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía):
cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) ( agente) cop (colloq)
caña sustantivo femenino
caña de azúcar sugar cane
cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
(gris) grey
cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
(blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
peinar canas, to have grey hair
caña sustantivo femenino
1 (para pescar) rod
2 Bot reed
(tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
caña de azúcar, sugar cane
3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
4 (hueso largo) long bone
un hueso de caña, a long bone
5 (de unas botas) leg
unas botas de caña, log boots
♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
' caña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- flotador
- obtenerse
- bota
- carrete
- pesca
- salir
English:
angler
- angling
- cane
- cane sugar
- fishing rod
- hair
- pint
- reed
- rod
- sugar cane
- sugar plantation
- town
- cop
- fishing
- gray
- straw
- sugar
- tiller
* * *Caná nCana;las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana* * *fechar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;peinar canas be getting on, be getting old2 Cu, Rpl fam ( cárcel) can fam:la cana the cops fampl* * *cana nf1) : gray hair2)salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair3)echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down* * *cana n grey hair -
9 caña
adj.&f.feminine of CANO.f.1 gray hair.peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.* * *1 grey hair, white hair■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs\echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair downpeinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old* * *f., (m. - cano)* * *ISF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hairII LAm *1. SF1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell2) (=policía) police2.SM (=policía) policeman* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= reed.Ex. They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.----* azúcar de caña = cane sugar.* caña de azúcar = sugar cane [sugarcane].* caña de cerdo = pork loin.* caña de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* cultivo de la caña de azúcar = sugar farming.* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* plantación de caña de azúcar = sugar plantation, sugar-cane farm.* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *A (pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go grayechar una cana al aire to let one's hair downrespetar las canas to have respect for one's elderssacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early gravesalirle canas verdes a algn ( fam): me van a salir canas verdes con estos alumnos these pupils will be the death of me ( colloq)C12* * *
Multiple Entries:
cana
caña
cana 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( pelo) gray( conjugate gray) hair, white hair;◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;
(colloq)
2 (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
3 (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía):
cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) ( agente) cop (colloq)
caña sustantivo femenino
caña de azúcar sugar cane
cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
(gris) grey
cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
(blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
peinar canas, to have grey hair
caña sustantivo femenino
1 (para pescar) rod
2 Bot reed
(tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
caña de azúcar, sugar cane
3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
4 (hueso largo) long bone
un hueso de caña, a long bone
5 (de unas botas) leg
unas botas de caña, log boots
♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
' caña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- flotador
- obtenerse
- bota
- carrete
- pesca
- salir
English:
angler
- angling
- cane
- cane sugar
- fishing rod
- hair
- pint
- reed
- rod
- sugar cane
- sugar plantation
- town
- cop
- fishing
- gray
- straw
- sugar
- tiller
* * *Caná nCana;las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana* * *fechar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;peinar canas be getting on, be getting old2 Cu, Rpl fam ( cárcel) can fam:la cana the cops fampl* * *cana nf1) : gray hair2)salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair3)echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down* * *cana n grey hair -
10 policía
m.1 policeman, patrol man, cop, police officer.2 police, boys in blue, police department, police force.* * *1 police, police force\policía de tráfico (cuerpo) traffic policepolicía judicial (cuerpo) judicial policepolicía militar (cuerpo) military policepolicía secreta (cuerpo) secret police* * *1. noun mf.policeman / policewoman2. noun f.* * *1.SMF policeman/policewoman, police officerpolicía de tránsito — LAm traffic police
policía informático/a — police officer specializing in computer crime
policía local, policía municipal — local policeman/policewoman
2.SMpolicía acostado — Ven (Aut) * speed bump, sleeping policeman
3.SF (=organización) police¡llama a la policía! — call the police!
Cuerpo Nacional de Policía — Esp ≈ the Police Force
POLICÍA In Spain the policía nacional is the force in charge of national security and general public order while the policía municipal deals with regulating traffic and policing the local community. The Basque Country and Catalonia also have their own police forces, the Ertzaintza and the Mossos d'Esquadra respectively. In rural areas it is the Guardia Civil that is responsible for policing duties.policía autonómica — police force of a regional autonomy
See:ver nota culturelle GUARDIA CIVIL in guardia,ver nota culturelle ERTZAINTZA in Ertzaintza* * *1) ( cuerpo) police•* * *= police, constable, cop, policeman [policemen, -pl.], police officer, patrolman, bobby, police force.Ex. For example, WOMEN AS police becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.Ex. Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex. 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.Ex. As a rule, a message-switching computer is not used to provide general computational or text processing facilities, it is more like a policeman directing traffic at a busy intersection of 'data highways'.Ex. This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.Ex. Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.----* cadete de policía = police cadet.* corrupción de la policía = police corruption.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* película de policías = crime film.* perro policía = police dog.* policía antidisturbios = riot police.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* policía estatal = state police, state troops, state trooper, trooper.* policía, la = police service.* policía local = Constabulary.* policía militar = military police.* policía municipal = traffic warden.* policía secreta = secret police.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* * *1) ( cuerpo) police•* * *la policía(n.) = police serviceEx: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
= police, constable, cop, policeman [policemen, -pl.], police officer, patrolman, bobby, police force.Ex: For example, WOMEN AS police becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.Ex: 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.Ex: As a rule, a message-switching computer is not used to provide general computational or text processing facilities, it is more like a policeman directing traffic at a busy intersection of 'data highways'.Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.* cadete de policía = police cadet.* corrupción de la policía = police corruption.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* película de policías = crime film.* perro policía = police dog.* policía antidisturbios = riot police.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* policía estatal = state police, state troops, state trooper, trooper.* policía, la = police service.* policía local = Constabulary.* policía militar = military police.* policía municipal = traffic warden.* policía secreta = secret police.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* * *Policía Nacional (↑ policía a1)A (cuerpo) policellamar a la policía to call the policela policía está investigando el caso the police are investigating the caseCompuestos:riot policetraffic police, highway patrol ( AmE)officers of court (pl)local o city policemilitary policemounted policelocal o city policepolice, state policesecret policeB( feminine) policewoman, police officerCompuestos:( masculine) traffic officer, traffic policeman, highway patrol officer ( AmE); ( feminine) traffic officer, traffic policewoman, highway patrol officer ( AmE)( masculine) military police officer, military policeman; ( feminine) military police officer, military policewoman( masculine) city o local police officer, city o local policeman; ( feminine) city o local police officer, city o local policewoman● policía secreto, policía secreta* * *
policía sustantivo femenino
1 ( cuerpo) police;
policía antidisturbios riot police;
policía de tráfico or (AmL) de tránsito traffic police, highway patrol (AmE);
policía municipal local o city police;
policía nacional (state) police
2
(f) policewoman, police officer
policía
I sustantivo femenino police (force)
policía municipal, city police
policía nacional, national police force
II mf (hombre) policeman
(mujer) policewoman
' policía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortar
- academia
- agente
- avisar
- civil
- comisaria
- comisario
- confidente
- confiscación
- control
- denunciar
- desalojar
- desarmar
- entregarse
- fichar
- fichada
- fichado
- gancho
- INTERPOL
- intervenir
- irrupción
- jefatura
- madero
- montada
- montado
- municipal
- paisana
- paisano
- parte
- PM
- porra
- registrar
- rendirse
- responsable
- sigilo
- superior
- acto
- acudir
- allanar
- amenazar
- archivo
- aviso
- brigada
- burlar
- cana
- carabinero
- carga
- cargar
- chapa
- chivarse
English:
act on
- alert
- apprehend
- apprise
- audacious
- baffle
- be
- beat
- blitz
- block off
- bobby
- bust
- call on
- call out
- catch up
- check
- check up on
- clamp down
- clash
- clear up
- compelling
- confiscate
- confuse
- constable
- cop
- corrupt
- cover-up
- crack down
- demonstration
- detain
- detect
- disturb
- divert
- dossier
- eject
- else
- enquiry
- examine
- extend
- fed
- ferocious
- fit
- flag down
- flee
- force
- full-scale
- grievous
- heel
- hiding
- Interpol
* * *♦ nmfpolice officer, policeman, f policewoman;un policía de paisano a plain-clothes policemanVen Fam policía acostado speed bump, Br sleeping policeman;policía municipal local policeman, f local policewoman;policía nacional = officer of the national police force;policía de tráfico traffic policeman, f traffic policewoman♦ nfla policía the police;viene la policía the police are comingpolicía antidisturbios riot police; Esp policía autónoma = police force of one of Spain's autonomous regions;policía de barrio community police;RP policía caminera traffic police;policía judicial = division of police which carries out the orders of a court;Méx policía judicial federal = police force that acts under the orders of federal judges;policía militar military police;policía montada mounted police;policía municipal local police;policía nacional national police force;Esp policía de proximidad community police;policía secreta secret police;policía de tráfico traffic police;Am policía de tránsito traffic police;policía urbana local police;Arg, Col, Méx policía vial traffic police* * *I f1 cuerpo police2 agente police officer, policewomanII m police officer, policeman* * *policía nf: policepolicía nmf: police officer, policeman m, policewoman f* * *policía n1. (cuerpo) police -
11 tecolote
m.1 owl. ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 cop, trooper, police officer, officer.* * *1. SM2) Méx * (=policía) policeman, cop *2. ADJ1) CAm [color] reddish-brown* * *1) (Méx) (Zool) owl2) (Méx fam) ( policía) cop (colloq)* * *1) (Méx) (Zool) owl2) (Méx fam) ( policía) cop (colloq)* * ** * *
tecolote sustantivo masculino (Méx) (Zool) owl
' tecolote' also found in these entries:
English:
owl
* * *tecolote nmCAm, Méx1. [búho] owl* * *m Méx, C.Am. ( búho) owl* * * -
12 polizonte
-
13 madero
m.1 (piece of) timber or lumber (United States).2 pig (very informal) (police). (peninsular Spanish)3 piece of timber, log, timber, piece of wood.* * *1 piece of timber* * *SM1) [de construcción] (=tabla) (piece of) timber; (=viga) beam; (=tronco) log2) (Náut) ship, vessel3) * (=idiota) blockhead *4) Esp ** (=policía) cop *, pig *** * *masculino (piece of) timber* * *= pig.Ex. A police officer's son who punched a constable in the face after calling him a ' pig' avoided a jail term yesterday because he was so drunk.* * *masculino (piece of) timber* * *= pig.Ex: A police officer's son who punched a constable in the face after calling him a ' pig' avoided a jail term yesterday because he was so drunk.
* * *A ( Const) timber, piece of timber* * *
madero sustantivo masculino
(piece of) timber
madero sustantivo masculino
1 (tabla) piece of timber, US piece of lumber
2 (leño) log
3 argot (policía) cop
' madero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escora
- vertical
English:
timber
* * *madero nm1. [tabla] (piece of) timber o US lumber* * *m popfig cop pop* * *madero nm: piece of lumber, plank* * *madero n plank -
14 porro
m.1 joint (informal) (de droga).2 leek. ( Latin American Spanish)3 undercover cop, pig.4 marijuana cigarette, joint, cigarette containing cannabis, hashish cigarette.5 hooligan.* * *1 familiar joint, spliff* * *I- rra adjetivo (Chi fam) lazyII III1) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)2) (Méx fam & pey) ( policía infiltrado) undercover cop (colloq), pig (sl & pej) ( who infiltrates student organizations)* * *= joint.Ex. In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.----* fumarse un porro = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.* * *I- rra adjetivo (Chi fam) lazyII III1) (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)2) (Méx fam & pey) ( policía infiltrado) undercover cop (colloq), pig (sl & pej) ( who infiltrates student organizations)* * *= joint.Ex: In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.
* fumarse un porro = smoke + joint, smoke + weed.* * *masculine, femininees el porro de la clase he's the laziest kid in the class ( colloq)B ( Méx fam pey) (policía infiltrado) undercover cop ( colloq), pig ( sl pej) ( who infiltrates student organizations)* * *
porro sustantivo masculino (Esp arg) ( de hachís) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)
porro m argot joint
' porro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canuto
English:
joint
- skin up
- spliff
* * *porro nm2. Am [considerado incorrecto] [puerro] leek* * *m famjoint fam -
15 guripa
-
16 pasma
f.cop, policeman, fuzz.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pasmar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pasmar.* * ** * *12* * *♦ nfla pasma the cops, the pigs;un coche de la pasma a cop car♦ nmfcop, pig* * *f popcops pl fam -
17 guindilla
f.1 chilli (pepper).2 red pepper, capsicum, cherry pepper.* * *1 red pepper, chilli* * *1.SF (=pimiento) chilli, hot pepper2.SMF Esp * (=policía) cop ** * *femenino chili* * *= chili [chilli].Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.* * *femenino chili* * *= chili [chilli].Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
* * *chilicopper ( colloq dated)* * *
guindilla sustantivo femenino
chili
guindilla sustantivo femenino chilli
* * *♦ nf1. [fruto] chilli (pepper)♦ nmEsp Fam Anticuado [policía] Br peeler, US cop* * *f GASTR chil(l)i* * *guindilla n chilli pepper -
18 varita
f.1 wand.varita mágica magic wand2 small rod, wand, thin wooden rod, twig.* * *1 small stick\varita mágica magic wand* * *SF wandvarita de las virtudes, varita mágica — magic wand
* * *Ifemenino wandIImasculino y femenino (RPl fam) traffic cop (colloq)* * *----* varita de zahorí = divining rod.* varita mágica = magic wand.* * *Ifemenino wandIImasculino y femenino (RPl fam) traffic cop (colloq)* * ** varita de zahorí = divining rod.* varita mágica = magic wand.* * *wandCompuesto:magic wandtraffic cop ( colloq)* * *
varita sustantivo femenino
wand;
varita sustantivo femenino varita mágica, magic wand
' varita' also found in these entries:
English:
joss-stick
- magic wand
- wand
- divine
* * *varita nf1. [palo] wandvarita mágica magic wand* * *f:varita mágica magic wand* * *varita nf: wandvarita mágica: magic wand* * *varita n stick -
19 gris
adj.1 gray (color).2 bleak, gray, grey, not very promising.3 somber, grayish, greyish.4 cloudy, covered with clouds, overcast, stormy.m.gray.gris marengo/perla dark/pearl graym. s.&pl.1 gray, gray color, grey color, grey.2 Gris, Juan Gris.3 Siberian squirrel.* * *► adjetivo1 grey (US gray)2 figurado (mediocre) mediocre, third-rate1 (color) grey (US gray)\gris marengo charcoal greygris perla pearl grey* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ [color] grey, gray (EEUU); [día, tiempo, persona] grey, dulloso2. SM1) (=color) grey2) Esp † * cop *, member of the armed policelos grises — the fuzz **
3) * (=viento)* * *I II* * *I II* * *gris11 = grey [gray, -USA], gray [grey, -UK].Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].* literatura gris = grey literature (GL).* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa) = SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).* sustancia gris = grey matter [gray matter].gris22 = murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.].Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
* * *gris11 ‹color/ojos/traje› gray*; ‹día› gray*, overcast2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) gray*zapatos gris oscuro dark gray shoesgris2A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] gray*un gris más fuerte a darker grayCompuestos:A masculine charcoal gray*B adj inv charcoal-gray*A masculine metallic gray*B adj inv metallic gray*A masculine pearl-gray*B adj inv pearl-gray*A masculine slate gray*B adj inv slate-gray*A masculine gunmetal gray*B adj inv gunmetal-gray** * *
gris adjetivo / noun masculine
gray( conjugate gray)
gris adjetivo & sustantivo masculino grey, US gray
materia gris, grey matter
gris marengo, charcoal grey
gris perla, pearl grey
' gris' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- saco
- tornarse
- vestir
- intermedio
- materia
English:
background
- charcoal
- drab
- dull
- gloomy
- grey
- grey area
- grey matter
- bleak
- colorless
- dreary
- gray
* * *♦ adj1. [de color] grey2. [triste] gloomy, miserable3. [insignificante] dull, characterless♦ nm1. [color] greygris marengo dark grey;gris perla pearl-grey* * *I adj gray, BrgreyII m:gris perla pearl gray o Br grey* * *gris adj1) : gray2) : overcast, cloudy* * *gris adj n grey -
20 tombo
* * ** * *
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