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Meaning of "policía" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLICÍA

La palabra policía procede del latín politīa, la cual a su vez procede del griego πολιτεία.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POLICÍA IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLICÍA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Policía is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLICÍA MEAN IN SPANISH?

Police

The police are, according to the most general discourse, a security force charged with maintaining public order and the safety of citizens and subject to the orders of the political authorities. According to other approaches - dissemination in intellectual, university and political circles - the role of the police is different: eg, Marxism, for which the police are part of the repressive apparatus of the State, which operates through violence and Is an instrument of the ruling bourgeois class by which it secures its power; Or the Foucauldian discourse, which maintains that the police and the penal system are institutions of power that do not intend to eliminate the crime but to control it within certain limits and make use of it according to their own interests. Most of the police forces are quasi- Military, whose primary duty is to deter and investigate crimes against persons or to disturb public order, as well as the arrest of suspects, and report to the competent authorities.

Definition of policía in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of police in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is body responsible for ensuring the maintenance of public order and the safety of citizens, at the orders of political authorities. Another meaning of police in the dictionary is good order that is observed and kept in the cities and republics, complying with the laws or ordinances established for their better government. Police is also cleaning, toilet.

SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLICÍA

abogacía · alcancía · alferecía · bacía · cía · clerecía · elefancía · encía · garcía · legacía · matacía · mercancía · oniromancía · portavocía · prelacía · primacía · profecía · santalucía · supremacía · tocía

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLICÍA

policarbonato · pólice · polichinela · policiaca · policiaco · policíaco · policial · policitación · policivo · policlínica · policlínico · policopia · policopiador · policopista · policroísmo · policroma · policromado · policromar · policromía · policromo

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE POLICÍA

aeromancía · alectomancía · almocatracía · autarcía · bibliomancía · cartomancía · catoptromancía · ceromancía · espatulomancía · filaucía · geomancía · heteromancía · lecanomancía · manivacía · necromancía · nigromancía · ornitomancía · piromancía · quiromancía · tucía

Synonyms and antonyms of policía in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POLICÍA» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words have a similar or identical meaning as «policía» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «policía» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLICÍA

Find out the translation of policía to 25 languages with our Spanish multilingual translator.

The translations of policía from Spanish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «policía» in Spanish.

In the following section you can check the translations of policía in the Spanish-English dictionary.
zh

Translator Spanish - Chinese

警察
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Spanish

policía
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator Spanish - English

police
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator Spanish - Hindi

पुलिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

شرطة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator Spanish - Russian

полиция
278 millions of speakers
pt

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polícia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator Spanish - Bengali

পুলিশ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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police
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator Spanish - Malay

polis
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator Spanish - German

Polizei
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator Spanish - Japanese

警察
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator Spanish - Korean

경찰
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator Spanish - Javanese

polisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

cảnh sát
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator Spanish - Tamil

போலீஸ்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator Spanish - Marathi

पोलिस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator Spanish - Turkish

polis
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator Spanish - Italian

polizia
65 millions of speakers
pl

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policja
50 millions of speakers
uk

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поліція
40 millions of speakers
ro

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poliție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

αστυνομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

polisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

polis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

politiet
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

policía
policía 
  police ; constable ; cop ; policeman [policemen, -pl.] ; police officer ; patrolman ; bobby ; police force ; police constable.
 For example, WOMEN AS police becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.
 Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.
 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.
 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'.
 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.
 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.
 The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
 The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
 A police constable has been sacked after having non-consensual sex with a drunken woman in a railway station police locker room.
agente de policía  [Termino cariñoso utilizado en inglés británico] 
bobby
cop
 The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
 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.
cadete de policía 
police cadet
 It is too early to measure long-term use but persons using SAS so far include councillors, students, health visitors, social workers and police cadets.
comisario de policía 
police commissioner
 As police commissioner he will advocate for policies that will help restore true civil order to a country that has long been deprived of it.
cordón de policías 
police cordon
 It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers.
corrupción de la policía 
police corruption
 Drug traffic has contributed to police corruption.
jefatura de policía 
police headquarters
 Gunmen stormed a police headquarters in northern Mexico and escaped with around 70 firearms, officials said.
jefe de policía  
chief constable
police chief
 I believe that it was in a West Riding town that three successive chief constables were relieved of their duties because they were drunk and incapable.
 Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.
mujer policía 
policewoman [policewomen, -pl.]
 For example, WOMEN AS POLICE becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.
oficial de policía 
police officer
 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.
película de policías 
crime film
 He is known among American movie buffs chiefly as the director of crime films.
perro policía 
police dog
 Today, police forces in most major cities use police dogs to track criminals, sniff out illegal materials, search buildings, etc..
policía antidisturbios 
riot police
 The movie is a reenactment of the violent clash between striking coal miners and riot police outside a coking plant on June 18, 1984.
policía de tráfico     
traffic officer
highway patrol
traffic cop
traffic police officer
traffic police(man/woman)
 The instructor's major function at this stage should be to serve as a classroom traffic officer, keeping everyone from talking at once and recording the flow of analysis and conclusions.
 This article gives a sampling of the types of data these agencies provide, covering the areas of agriculture, Department of Corrections, transportation and highway patrols, natural resources and revenues.
 The article is entitled 'Passengers, drivers and traffic cops on peer review road'.
 Two men going about as traffic police officers are being investigated by the force after they extorted money from a driver.
 In three days, the traffic police have already recommended cancellation of licences of 15 bikers guilty of traffic violations.
policía estatal   [Generalmente usado en plural]  
state police
state troops
state trooper
trooper
 The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
 With one exception, no picket striker or citizen was injured as a result of the presence of state troops.
 Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
 On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
policía, la 
police service
 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.
policía local 
constabulary
 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.
policía militar 
military police
 Jeremy Sivits, 24, a reservist with the military police, is to face a public court martial in Baghdad on charges of cruelty and abuse, and dereliction of duty for failing to protect the inmates.
policía + multar 
be done by + the police
 Anyone ever been done by the police for having a slash in public?.
policía municipal 
traffic warden
 Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
policía nacional irlandesa 
garda [gardai, -pl.]
 Gardaí in Galway have arrested a number of students on public order offences during the university's annual rag week'.
policía secreta 
secret police
 The lack of intervention by the secret police has improved postal communication.
policía secreto 
undercover police officer
 A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.

Trends of use of policía

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLICÍA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of policía
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our Spanish online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «policía».

Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about policía

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8 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «POLICÍA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word policía.
1
Charlie Chaplin
Todo lo que necesito para hacer una comedia es un parque, un policía y una chica guapa.
2
George Bernard Shaw
Brahms es como Tennyson: un músico extraordinario con el cerebro de un mediocre policía de provincias.
3
Percy B. Shelley
Un ladrón fallido se hace policía para capturar a los ladrones; un autor sin éxito se hace crítico.
4
George Bernard Shaw
La obediencia simula subordinación, lo mismo que el miedo a la policía simula honradez.
5
Napoleón I
La policía a veces inventa más de lo que descubre.
6
Ferdinand Lassalle
Para la burguesía, el único deber del Estado consiste en proteger la libertad y la propiedad personales del individuo. La burguesía considera el Estado como la imagen del policía, cuyo único deber teóricamente impedir el robo.
7
Jorge Luis Borges
Para el argentino, la amistad es una pasión y la policía una mafia.
8
Johann August Strindberg
La sociedad es un manicomio cuyos guardianes son los funcionarios de policía.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLICÍA»

Discover the use of policía in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to policía and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
1
Policía
An introduction to the educational background, clothing, equipment, and various duties of a police officer.
Heather Miller, 2002
2
De la policía médica a la medicina social: ensayos sobre la ...
El desarrollo de la medicina social desde el siglo XVII hasta el presente refleja los problemas percibidos por las comunidades o los estados en un momento determinado, el nivel alcanzado en la época por la salud y las ciencias sociales, y ...
George Rosen, 1985
3
Yo fui del servicio secreto de la policía dominicana
En esta obra, el lector conocera los procedimientos utilizados por los departamentos de investigaciones de la policia de Balaguer (presidente dominicano) para extorsionar y hostigar a las personas entres 1966 y 1994, asi como los diferentes ...
Rafael Ortega, 2008
4
Estudiar la policía: la mirada de las ciencias sociales ...
Como se estudia, desde las ciencias sociales, a la policia?
Mariana Sirimarco, 2010
5
Nadie ama a un policía
Guillermo Orsi nació en Buenos Aires el 8 de noviembre de 1946.
Guillermo Orsi, 2007
6
La policía que supimos conseguir
Los de Robos y Hurtos, roban yhurtan, los de narcotrafico, narcotrafican, los de Robo Automotor, roban automotores y los de Defraudaciones y Estafas, estafan...ALEJANDRA VALLESPIR nacio en Avellaneda.
Alejandra Vallespir, 2002
7
De Civil a Policía: Una Etnografía Del Proceso de ...
Este libro aborda el proceso de construccion del sujeto policial tal como es desarrollado en las Escuelas de ingreso a la carrera policial.
Mariana Sirimarco, 2009
8
El sindicato de policía Yiddish
El sindicato de policía yiddish imagina una historia alternativa en la que, durante más de sesenta años, los judíos refugiados y sus descendientes han vivido tranquilamente en el distrito federal de Sitka, un espacio temporal ...
Michael Chabon, 2011
9
Policía comunitaria y cambio institucional en el Ecuador
Este trabajo realiza una evaluación del funcionamiento del Programa de Policía Comunitaria dentro del Plan de Modernización de la Policía Nacional del Ecuador, que inicio en el 2004 y fue complementado en el 2008.
Daniel Pontón C., 2009
10
El Bien ComÚN, en la PolicÍa, la Justicia y la ...
EL BIEN COMÚN EN LA POLICÍA, LA JUSTICIA Y LA GOBERNABILIDAD: UNA APROXIMACIÓN DESDE EL PENSAMIENTO DE SANTO TOMAS DE AQUINO.
Jose Luis Ruiz, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLICÍA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term policía is used in the context of the following news items.
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La dura imagen de unos padres con una sobredosis de heroína con ...
Se trata de una decisión inusual: la policía de Ohio, en Estados Unidos, decidió hacer pública la imagen de una pareja sufriendo una sobredosis de heroína en ... «BBC Mundo, Sep 16»
2
Arrestan a Chris Brown tras largo regateo con la policía
Después de un inusual regateo de varias horas con la policía, el intérprete de “Deuces” y “Look At Me Now” fue detenido el martes por la tarde como ... «Vivelo Hoy, Aug 16»
3
Por orden presidencial destituyen al jefe de la Policía Federal de ...
El comisionado de la Policía Federal de México (PF), Enrique Galindo, fue separado de su cargo este lunes por órdenes del presidente Enrique Peña Nieto. «BBC Mundo, Aug 16»
4
Policía brasileña recomienda acusar de corrupción a ex presidente ...
La policía argumenta que el departamento en Guaruja, en el estado de Sao Paulo, que fue comprado y reformado por OAS, es en realidad un regalo a Lula y su ... «AméricaEconomía.com, Aug 16»
5
Protestas en Milwaukee por muerte de hombre armado en manos ...
Grupos de manifestantes salieron anoche a las calles de la ciudad de Milwaukee, en el estado de Wisconsin, y protagonizaron enfrentamientos con la policía ... «La Opinión, Aug 16»
6
Atacan a dos agentes de la Policía en Bélgica
Un hombre armado con un machete hirió a dos agentes de la Policía en la ciudad de Charleroi, Bélgica, según fuentes dentro de los órganos de seguridad. «Sputnik Mundo, Aug 16»
7
Tiroteos en Austin, Texas, dejan "múltiples víctimas", según la policía
Ambos sitios han sido asegurados por uniformados, dijo la policía de Austin, después de haber alertado sobre un "incidente con un pistolero activo". «BBC Mundo, Jul 16»
8
Un policía muerto y otro herido en un tiroteo en San Diego, California
El suceso se produce en medio de la en los departamentos de Policía del país tras la muerte de agentes en Dallas, en el estado de Texas, y en Baton Rouge, ... «Martí Noticias, Jul 16»
9
La foto de una policía sueca en bikini deteniendo a un ladrón que ...
Una policía sueca en bikini se ganó elogios en su país por detener a un sospechoso de robo mientras ella y unos amigos estaban de descanso tomando sol en ... «BBC Mundo, Jul 16»
10
Munich: Policía identifica al atacante
La policía de Múnich levantó con cautela su alerta en las primeras horas del sábado, más de siete horas después del inicio del ataque que dejó paralizada ... «Mundo Hispanico, Jul 16»

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« EDUCALINGO. Policía [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-es/policia>. Jun 2024 ».
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