cops

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Translation of cops into German

Noun, plural

law enforcement

SlangUS
police officers as a group
SlangUS
Polizei fCops Polizisten Bullen
  • The cops arrived at the scene quickly.Die Polizei traf schnell am Tatort ein.
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Expressions with cops: examples in English and translations in German

Polizei-und-Verbrecher
Räuber-und-Gendarm
The movie was a classic cops and robbers story.

Synonyms and analogies of cops in English

Examples of cops in a sentence

  • The cops were honored for their bravery.
cop
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coppedcopping
Noun

law enforcement

US
police officer or prison guard
US
Polizist mCop Polizistin fBulle
  • The cop arrested the suspect quickly.Der Polizist verhaftete den Verdächtigen schnell.
Verb
1.

legal

tr.US
take into custody
tr.US
  • The officers copped the thief after a short chase.Die Beamten nahmen den Dieb nach einer kurzen Verfolgungsjagd in Gewahrsam.
2.

confession

intr.US
admit to a wrongdoing or crime
intr.US
  • He decided to cop to the mistake he made.Er beschloss, den Fehler, den er gemacht hatte, zuzugeben.
3.

slang informal

tr.US
take or steal something
tr.US
  • He copped a few magazines from the store..Er hat ein paar Zeitschriften aus dem Laden mitgehen lassen

Expressions with cop: examples in English and translations in German

Ärger bekommen
bestraft werden
He knew he would cop it for being late.
sich drücken
ausweichen
He decided to cop out rather than face the challenging task..
Polizeistation
Revier
He went to the cop shop to report the theft.
erhalten
bekommen
He had to cop this detention for being late.
eine Haltung einnehmen
eine bestimmte Einstellung annehmen
She copped an attitude of indifference during the meeting.
Guter-Cop-böser-Cop
Verhörstrategie
The detectives used good cop bad cop to get a confession.

Translations of "cops" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Bullen

He saw the cops coming and decided to sling his hook immediately.

Er sah die Bullen kommen und beschloss, sofort abzuhauen.

Polizei

The cops searched the car and found a bag of wacky baccy.

Die Polizei durchsuchte das Auto und fand eine Tüte Weed.

Polizisten

He started lipping off to the cops and made the whole situation worse.

Er wurde den Polizisten gegenüber frech und machte die ganze Situation noch schlimmer.

Polizist

Sir? I want all tours extended, no cops go home.

Sir? Ich möchte ununterbrochene Streifen, kein Polizist geht nach Hause.

Bulle

Make sure he doesn't get any help from crooked cops.

Passen Sie auf, dass ihm kein korrupter Bulle hilft.

Bullerei

We need to talk about the stunt you pulled with the cops.

Wir müssen darüber reden, was du bei der Bullerei gemacht hast.

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Other translations for cops:

  • Polente

cops: Examples and translations in context

The cops found bolivian marching powder hidden in the lining of his suitcase.

Die Bullen fanden Koks, das im Futter seines Koffers versteckt war.

We need to book out before the cops show up at this party.

Wir müssen abhauen, bevor bei dieser Party die Bullen auftauchen.

When the cops showed up, they hightailed it out of the building.

Als die Bullen auftauchten, sind sie sofort abgehauen aus dem Gebäude.

Someone must have dropped a dime, because the cops showed up fast.

Jemand muss sie verpfiffen haben, denn die Bullen waren blitzschnell da.

The cops tried to hang a rap on him based on a flimsy witness.

Die Bullen wollten ihm mit einem wackligen Zeugen etwas anhängen.

After the cops showed up, he smashed the trap phone immediately and bounced.

Nachdem die Bullen auftauchten, zerstörte er sofort das Wegwerfhandy und haute ab.

The cops finally sent him to the cooler after his third robbery.

Die Bullen haben ihn nach seinem dritten Überfall endlich in den Bau gesteckt.

If you keep acting up, he'll call the cops.

Wenn Sie das noch mal machen, ruft er die Bullen.

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cops and robbers
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