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1 police constable
policía nombre masulino o femenino, agente nombre masulino o femenino -
2 police constable
s.oficial de policía, polizonte, policía, agente de policía. -
3 police
pə'li:s
1. noun plural(the men and women whose job is to prevent crime, keep order, see that laws are obeyed etc: Call the police!; The police are investigating the matter; (also adjective) the police force, a police officer.) policía
2. verb(to supply (a place) with police: We cannot police the whole area.) vigilar, mantener el orden- policeman
- policewoman
- police station
police npl la policíatr[pə'liːs]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto join the police hacerse policíapolice car coche nombre masculino patrullapolice dog perro policíapolice force cuerpo de policíapolice headquarters jefatura de policíapolice state estado policialpolice station comisaríato police the streets: patrullar las callespolice ns & pl1) : policía f (organización)2) police officers: policías mfpln.• policía s.f.v.• mantener servicio de policía en v.• patrullar v.
I pə'liːsa) ( force) (+ sing or pl vb)to be in/join the police — ser*/hacerse* policía; (before n) <escort, patrol> policial
police car — coche m patrulla or de policía
police constable — ( in UK) agente mf
police custody — custodia f policial
police department — ( in US) distrito m policial
police officer — agente mf, policía mf
to have a police record — estar* fichado or (CS tb) prontuariado
police van — (BrE) furgón m policial, (coche m) celular m (Esp)
b) ( police officers) (no art, + pl vb) policías mpl
II
a) ( keep order in) \<\<streets\>\> patrullar; \<\<region/area\>\> mantener* una fuerza policial enb) ( monitor) vigilar, supervisarc) ( clean up) (AmE) limpiar[pǝ'liːs]1.NPL policía fsing2.VT [+ frontier] vigilar, patrullar por; [+ area] mantener el orden público en; [+ process] vigilar, controlar3.CPD de policíapolice brutality N — violencia f policial
police captain N — (US) subjefe mf
police car N — coche m de policía
police cell N — celda f (de una comisaría)
police chief N — (Brit) ≈ jefe(-a) m / f de policía; (US) ≈ comisario(-a) m / f
police constable N — (Brit) guardia mf, policía mf
police court N — tribunal m de policía, tribunal m correccional
police custody N —
police department N — (US) policía f
police dog N — perro m policía
police escort N — escolta f policial
police force N — cuerpo m de policía
police headquarters NPL — cuartel m general de la policía
police helicopter N — helicóptero m de la policía
police inspector N — inspector(a) m / f de policía
police officer N — policía mf
police presence N — presencia f policial
a greater police presence is needed to combat street crime — para combatir la delincuencia callejera es necesaria una mayor presencia policial
police protection N — protección f policial
police record N — antecedentes mpl penales
police state N — estado m policía
police station N — comisaría f
police work N — trabajo m policial or de la policía
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I [pə'liːs]a) ( force) (+ sing or pl vb)to be in/join the police — ser*/hacerse* policía; (before n) <escort, patrol> policial
police car — coche m patrulla or de policía
police constable — ( in UK) agente mf
police custody — custodia f policial
police department — ( in US) distrito m policial
police officer — agente mf, policía mf
to have a police record — estar* fichado or (CS tb) prontuariado
police van — (BrE) furgón m policial, (coche m) celular m (Esp)
b) ( police officers) (no art, + pl vb) policías mpl
II
a) ( keep order in) \<\<streets\>\> patrullar; \<\<region/area\>\> mantener* una fuerza policial enb) ( monitor) vigilar, supervisarc) ( clean up) (AmE) limpiar -
4 constable
(a policeman, especially one not of high rank.) policía, guardia, agente de policíatr['kʌnstəbəl]1 policía nombre masulino o femenino, guardia nombre masulino o femenino, agente nombre masulino o femenino (de policía)constable ['kɑntstəbəl, 'kʌntstə-] n: agente mf de policía (en un pueblo)n.• agente de policía s.m.n.• alguacil s.m.• condestable s.m.• esbirro s.m.• guardia s.f.• guro s.m.• ministril s.m.• satélite s.m.'kɑːnstəbəl, 'kʌnstəbəlnoun (BrE) agente mf de policía['kʌnstǝbl]N (Brit) (also: police constable) agente mf de policía, policía mf ; (as form of address) señor(a) policía* * *['kɑːnstəbəl, 'kʌnstəbəl]noun (BrE) agente mf de policía -
5 PC
,pi: 'si:( abbreviation)1) (personal computer.) PC2) (police constable.) agente de policía3) (politically correct.) políticamente correcto
PC m or f personal computer, PC 'PC' also found in these entries: Spanish: manual English: pc - throw inPCtr['piː'siː]PC (abbr. for: personal computer)n.• computadora personal s.f.• ordenador personal s.m.
I
1) = personal computer2) ( in UK) = police constable
II
adjective = politically correct1. N ABBR1) = personal computer PC m, OP m2) (Brit)= police constable policía mf3) (Brit)= Privy Councillor2.ADJ ABBR* = politically correct* * *
I
1) = personal computer2) ( in UK) = police constable
II
adjective = politically correct -
6 pc
,pi: 'si:( abbreviation)1) (personal computer.) PC2) (police constable.) agente de policía3) (politically correct.) políticamente correcto
PC m or f personal computer, PC 'PC' also found in these entries: Spanish: manual English: pc - throw inPCtr['piː'siː]PC (abbr. for: personal computer)n.• computadora personal s.f.• ordenador personal s.m.
I
1) = personal computer2) ( in UK) = police constable
II
adjective = politically correctN ABBR= postcard* * *
I
1) = personal computer2) ( in UK) = police constable
II
adjective = politically correct -
7 WPC
tr['dʌbəljʊː'piː'siː]N ABBR= Woman Police Constable* * * -
8 agente
agente sustantivo masculino y femenino 1 (Com, Fin) agent; agente de publicidad advertising agent; agente de seguros insurance broker; agente de viajes travel agent 2 (frml) ( funcionario) employee; agente de tráfico or (Arg, Méx) de tránsito ≈ traffic policeman ( in US), ≈ traffic warden ( in UK); agente secreto secret agent
agente mf
1 agent
agente de bolsa, stockbroker
agente de seguros, insurance broker
2 (policía: hombre) policeman (policía: mujer) policewoman
agente de tráfico, traffic policeman ' agente' also found in these entries: Spanish: inmobiliaria - inmobiliario - judicial - secreta - secreto - acreditado - alguacil - cana - carabinero - con - corredor - marítimo - policía - por - tamarindo - tira English: agent - banker - broker - by - customs - estate agent - free agent - infiltrator - insurance agent - intelligence agent - of - officer - operator - pc - police constable - police officer - policeman - policewoman - press agent - secret agent - shipping agent - show round - spycatcher - constable - detective - estate - irritant - manager - police - pollutant - realtor - rep - representative - stock - travel - trooper -
9 woman
'wumənplural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; (also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) mujer2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) mujer que hace la limpieza•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk
woman n mujertr['wʊmən]1 mujer nombre femenino, señoraold woman vieja, anciana1\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLWomen's Liberation/Lib liberación de la mujerWomen's Libber defensora de los derechos de la mujerWomen's Movement movimiento de la liberación de la mujerwomen's refuge centro de acogida para mujeresadj.• de mujer adj.• femenino, -a adj.n.(§ pl.: women) = falda s.f.• hembra s.f.• mujer s.f.• señora s.f.'wʊmənan old woman — una señora or mujer mayor or de edad; ( less respectful) una vieja
a young woman — una chica, una joven (frml)
a woman's work is never done — (set phrase) el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca
to be one's own woman — ser* una mujer independiente; (before n)
['wʊmǝn]a woman lawyer/dentist — una abogada/dentista
1.N(pl women) ['wɪmɪn] mujer fhis woman * — (=lover) su querida
honest 1., 1), little I, 1., 3), old 1., 6)•
she's her own woman — es una mujer muy fiel a sí misma2.CPDwoman doctor N — doctora f
woman driver N — conductora f
woman engineer N — ingeniera f
woman friend N — amiga f
woman pilot N — piloto f
woman police constable N — (Brit) (mujer f) agente f de policía
woman priest N — mujer f sacerdote
woman teacher N — profesora f
woman writer N — escritora f
* * *['wʊmən]an old woman — una señora or mujer mayor or de edad; ( less respectful) una vieja
a young woman — una chica, una joven (frml)
a woman's work is never done — (set phrase) el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca
to be one's own woman — ser* una mujer independiente; (before n)
a woman lawyer/dentist — una abogada/dentista
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10 WPC
abr.abreviatura de: woman police constable -> agente de policía (mujer)(británico) -
11 chief
i:f
1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.)
2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.)- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftain
chief1 adj principal / mayorchief2 n jefetr[ʧiːf]1 principal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLChief Constable jefe,-a de policíachief ['ʧi:f] adj: principal, capitalchief negotiator: negociador en jefe♦ chiefly advchief n: jefe m, -fa fadj.• jefe adj.• máximo, -a adj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• cabeza s.f.• caporal s.m.• caudillo s.m.• cuadrillero s.m.• gallo s.m.• jefe s.m.• mayor s.m.• principal s.m.
I tʃiːf
II
[tʃiːf]chief constable — jefe, -fa m,f de policía
1.2.N [of organization] jefe(-a) m / f ; [of tribe] jefe(-a) m / f, cacique m ; (=boss) * jefe(-a) m / f, patrón(-ona) m / fyes, chief! — ¡sí, jefe!
Chief of Staff — (Mil) Jefe del Estado Mayor
... in chief —... en jefe
3.CPDchief assistant N — primer(a) ayudante m / f
chief constable N — (Brit) jefe(-a) m / f de policía
chief executive N — (Brit) (local government) director(a) m / f ; [of company] (also: chief executive officer) presidente mf
chief inspector N — (Brit) (Police) inspector(a) m / f jefe
chief justice N — (US) presidente(-a) m / f del Tribunal Supremo
chief of police N — ≈ jefe(-a) m / f de policía
chief operating officer N — director(a) m / f general, presidente mf del consejo de administración
chief superintendent N — (Brit) (Police) comisario(-a) m / f jefe(-a)
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I [tʃiːf]
II
chief constable — jefe, -fa m,f de policía
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12 policía
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 -
13 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado•- bypass
3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
by1 advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenersehe saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabraby2 prep1. porhe was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó2. junto a / al lado deshe sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí3. de4. en5. para6. a7. concan I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?8. a base debytr[baɪ]1 (agent) por2 (means) por■ by air/road por avión/carretera3 (showing difference) por4 (not later than) para5 (during) de■ by day/night de día/noche6 (near) junto a, al lado de7 (according to) según8 (measurements) por9 (rate) por10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por11 (progression) a12 (in sets) en1 al lado, delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go by pasar delanteby and by con el tiempoby the by a propósitoby oneself solo,-aby ['baɪ] adv1) near: cercahe lives close by: vive muy cerca2)to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita3)to go by : pasarthey rushed by: pasaron corriendo4)to put by : reservar, poner a un lado5)by and by : poco después, dentro de poco6)by and large : en generalby prep1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a2) via: porshe left by the door: salió por la puerta3) past: por, por delante dethey walked by him: pasaron por delante de él4) during: de, duranteby night: de nochewe'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diezby then: para entoncesbuilt by the Romans: construido por los romanosa book by Borges: un libro de Borgesmade by hand: hecho a manobyadv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• de prep.• de acuerdo con prep.• para prep.• por prep.• según prep.
I baɪ1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
II
a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases)[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I
1. PREPOSITION1) (=close to) al lado de, junto athe house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia
come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos
2) (=via) porhe came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana
which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?
3) (=past) por delante de4) (=during)by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad
a) (=not later than) paracan you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?
I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche
applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril
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by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde•
by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabíab) (in year, on date, on day)by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia
by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...
by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras
by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...
by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...
it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día
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little by little — poco a poco•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
two by two — de dos en dos7) (indicating agent, cause) porthe thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones
who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?
8) (indicating transport, method etc)•
by bus/ car — en autobús/coche•
by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una velaby working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho
he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...
10) (=according to) segúnit's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien
she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano
it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando
12) (in measurements, sums)•
to divide by — dividir por or entre•
to multiply by — multiplicar por13)south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste
15) (in oaths) por2. ADVERB1) (=past)•
they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar•
she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse•
by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo•
by and large — en general, por lo general•
to put sth by — poner algo a un lado* * *
I [baɪ]1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren
to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
II
a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases) -
14 detective
- tivnoun (a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons: She was questioned by detectives.) detectivedetective n detective
detective sustantivo masculino y femenino detective
detective mf detective
detective privado, private detective o fam eye ' detective' also found in these entries: Spanish: afición - investigador - investigadora - policiaca - policíaca - policiaco - policíaco - sabueso - novela - tira - vigilante English: detective - detective story - grill - private - redtr[dɪ'tektɪv]1 (private) detective nombre masulino o femenino; (in police force) agente nombre masulino o femenino, oficial nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdetective agency agencia de detectivesdetective novel/story novela policíacadetective work investigaciones nombre femenino pluraldetective [di'tɛktɪv] n: detective mfprivate detective: detective privadon.• detective s.m.dɪ'tektɪvdetective story — novela f policíaca or policial
[dɪ'tektɪv]detective work — pesquisas fpl, investigaciones fpl
1.N detective mfprivate detective — detective mf privado(-a)
2.CPDdetective chief inspector N — (Brit) ≈ comisario m
detective chief superintendent N — (Brit) ≈ comisario(-a) m / f jefe
detective constable N — (Brit) ≈ agente mf (de policía)
detective inspector N — (Brit) ≈ inspector(a) m / f (de policía)
detective novel N — novela m policíaca
detective sergeant N — (Brit) ≈ oficial mf de policía
detective story N — novela f policíaca
detective superintendent N — (Brit) ≈ comisario(-a) m / f (de policía)
detective work N — (fig) trabajo m detectivesco, trabajo m de investigación
* * *[dɪ'tektɪv]detective story — novela f policíaca or policial
detective work — pesquisas fpl, investigaciones fpl
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15 sergeant
1) (in the British army or air force, the rank above corporal: Sergeant Brown.) sargento2) ((a police officer of) the rank next above constable or patrolman.) sargento•sergeant n sargentotr['sɑːʤənt]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL sargento nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsergeant major sargento mayor, brigada nombre masculinosergeant ['sɑrʤənt] n: sargento mfn.• sargento s.m.'sɑːrdʒənt, 'sɑːdʒəntnoun sargento mf['sɑːdʒǝnt]first sergeant — (in US Army, marines) sargento mf primero
1. N1) (Mil) sargento mfyes, sergeant — sí, mi sargento
2) (Pol) oficial mf de policía2.CPDsergeant major N — sargento mf mayor
* * *['sɑːrdʒənt, 'sɑːdʒənt]noun sargento mffirst sergeant — (in US Army, marines) sargento mf primero
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guardia sustantivo femenino 1a) ( vigilancia):[ médico] to be on duty o call; [ empleado] to be on duty; [ marino] to be on watch; poner en guardia a algn to warn sbb) ( en esgrima):2 ( cuerpo militar) guard; Gguardia Civil Civil Guard; guardia municipal or urbana police ( mainly involved in traffic duties) 3 (sustantivo femenino) policewoman
guardia
I sustantivo femenino
1 (custodia, vigilancia) watch: montaba guardia bajo su ventana, he kept watch under her window
2 (cuerpo armado) guard: pertenece a la Guardia Real, he's in the Royal Guard
3 (turno de servicio) duty Mil guard duty: mañana estaré de guardia, I'll be on guard duty tomorrow
farmacia de guardia, GB duty chemist, US pharmacy on duty
II mf (hombre) policeman (mujer) policewoman Locuciones: bajar la guardia, to lower one's guard
poner en guardia, to be on guard
juzgado de guardia, police court ' guardia' also found in these entries: Spanish: juzgado - alerta - caseta - casilla - civil - farmacia - pitar - porra - reforzar - relevar English: before - call - coastguard - constable - duty - duty chemist - guard - lookout - watch - speed - standby - while
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