cop

Inflections of 'cop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cop n	slang (police officer) (informal)	poli n común
		policía n común
	(ES: coloquial)	madero nm
	(CO, PE: coloquial)	tombo, tomba nm, nf
	The cop asked me to step out of my car.
	El poli me pidió que saliese de mi coche.
the cops npl	slang (police force)	la policía loc nom f
	(AR, UY: coloquial)	la cana loc nom f
	(CO, CR: coloquial)	la tomba loc nom f
	When the thief started to run, the shopkeeper yelled, "Call the cops!"
	Cuando el ladrón echó a correr, el tendero gritó: «¡llamen a la policía!».
cop [sth]⇒ vtr	US, slang (buy: drugs)	comprar⇒ vtr
	(AR: coloquial)	pegar⇒ vtr
	Jack went into the alley to cop some cocaine.
	Jack se fue al callejón a comprar cocaína.
cop [sth] vtr	UK, slang (receive) (figurado, coloquial)	ganarse⇒ v prnl
		pillarse⇒ v prnl
		llevarse⇒ v prnl
	John copped a warning from the referee for losing his temper during the match.
	John se ganó una advertencia del árbitro por perder la calma durante el partido.
cop [sth] vtr	US, slang (steal) (coloquial)	afanar⇒ vtr
	(coloquial)	pillar⇒ vtr
	(ES: coloquial)	chorar⇒ vtr
		robar⇒ vtr
	Brian copped a slice of pizza while no one was looking.
	Brian afanó un trozo de pizza cuando nadie miraba.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
cop off with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	UK, slang (have sex with) (relación sexual, coloquial)	ligarse a, hacerse a una, tirarse a v prnl
cop on vi phrasal	UK, slang (realise) (ES, entender, coloquial)	pillar⇒ vtr
cop on to [sth], cop onto [sth] vi phrasal + prep	UK, slang (fact, idea: realise, grasp)	darse cuenta de loc verb
	(coloquial, figurado)	pescar⇒ vtr
	She didn't cop on to the fact that the girl he was describing was her sister.
cop out vi phrasal	informal (avoid responsibility) (figurado, coloquial)	lavarse las manos loc verb
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun
	Jeff promised to help me pack for my house move, but he copped out, saying he was too tired.
	Jeff prometió ayudarme con la mudanza, pero al final se lavó las manos diciendo que estaba cansado.
	(figurado, coloquial)	escurrir el bulto loc verb
	(figurado, coloquial)	esquivarle al bulto loc verb
	Nunca quiere comprometerse. Se le da muy bien escurrir el bulto.
	(ES, coloquial)	escaquearse⇒ v prnl
	(CL, coloquial)	sacar el cuerpo loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	borrarse⇒ v prnl

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
cop a feel v expr	slang (touch [sb] sexually)	meter mano loc verb
cop a plea v expr	US (enter a plea bargain)	declararse culpable para conseguir una sentencia menor loc verb
cop it v expr	UK, slang (get into trouble)	meterse en problemas loc verb
cop it v expr	UK, slang (die)	estirar la pata loc verb
cop-out n	informal (excuse)	pretexto nm
		excusa nf
		mala excusa adj + nf
	She isn't ill – that's just a cop-out so she doesn't have to go to school.
	No está enferma, es solo un pretexto para no tener que ir a la escuela.
	(coloquial)	chicana nf
	(ES, coloquial)	escaqueo nm
	(MX, coloquial)	vacilada nf
	No está enferma, es solo una chicana para no tener que ir a la escuela.
good cop/bad cop n	informal (police questioning technique)	policía bueno policía malo expr
have no cop on v expr	Irish, informal (lack common sense)	no tener dos dedos de frente loc verb
not much cop adj	slang, UK (not very good)	no muy bueno loc adj
		no ser la gran cosa expr
traffic cop n	slang (police officer in charge of roads)	guardia de tráfico grupo nom
	She was going too fast so the traffic cop pulled her over.
		policía de tránsito grupo nom
	(Chile)	carabinero del tránsito grupo nom

'cop' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

Spanish:

Collocations: informal: [at, in] the cop station, informal: the cop car [crashed, gave chase], informal: brought him into the cop shop, more...

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