| Traduções principais |
| police n | always singular (force keeping public order) | polícia sf |
| | The city depends on an independent police. |
| | A cidade depende de uma polícia independente. |
| policeman n | (male police officer) (BRA) | policial smf |
| | (POR) | polícia smf |
| | A policeman apprehended the suspect nearby. |
| constable n | UK (police officer) (BRA) | policial sm |
| | (antigo chefe de exército) | condestável sm |
| | (POR) | polícia sm |
| | (POR, polícia) | agente sm |
| | The constable arrived at the murder scene at dusk. |
| lawman n | US (male officer of the law: policeman, sheriff) | policial, polícia sm |
narc,
nark n | US, slang, abbreviation (police: anti-drugs officer) (abrev de) | polícia antinarcotráfico loc smf |
| | | polícia sm |
| law enforcement n | (police, anti-crime) | polícia sf |
| | My father worked for years in law enforcement. |
| | Meu pai trabalhou por anos na polícia. |
| the Old Bill npl | UK, slang (police) | polícia sf |
| Nota: Takes a singular or plural verb. |
| | The Old Bill have arrested Trevor for handling stolen goods. |
| officer n | (police person) (BRA) | policial smf |
| | | agente smf |
| | (POR) | polícia smf |
| | Matthew is an officer in the police force. |
| | Matthew é um policial. |
| fuzz n | slang (police) | polícia sf |
| | (BRA, gíria: polícia) | policial sm |
| | (POR, coloquial) | bófia sf |
| | Watch out, the fuzz is usually waiting just around that corner. |
| trooper n | US (State police officer) (BRA) | policial estadual loc sm |
| | (POR) | polícia estatual loc sm |
| | | polícia sm |
| | A trooper was parked behind the bushes, waiting to catch speeding drivers. |
| Old Bill n | UK, dated, slang (police) | polícia sf |
| Nota: Takes a singular verb. |
| | Daisy was working as a pickpocket when she was nabbed by Old Bill. |
| police npl | (police officers, collectively) (BRA) | policial smf |
| | | polícia smf |
| Nota: Often preceded by "the" |
| | The police arrived on the scene. |
| | O policial chegou à cena do crime. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Um bandido matou dois policiais ontem. |
| copper n | UK, slang, regional (policeman) (BRA) | policial sm, sf |
| | (POR) | polícia sm, sf |
| | | guarda sm, sf |
| | The children yelled 'Hey, copper!' when a policeman walked by. |
| | A criança gritou "Ei, policial!" quando um policial passou. |
| Formas compostas: |
| chief constable n | UK (senior police officer) | chefe de polícia loc smf |
| | The reporters asked the chief constable for her comments on the case. |
| | Os repórteres pediram à chefe de polícia seus comentários sobre o caso. |
| chief of police n | US (head of police department) | comandante da polícia loc smf |
| | The reporters asked the chief of police for his comments on the case. |
| | Os repórteres pediram ao chefe de polícia seus comentários sobre o caso. |
| chief of police n | UK (head of police force) | comandante da polícia loc smf |
| come forward vi phrasal | (go to police) | apresentar-se à polícia expres v |
| | The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward. |
| | Os investigadores pediram para qualquer um com informações sobre o crime se apresentar à polícia. |
| community policing n | (police, community cooperation) | polícia comunitária loc sf |
| | The neighborhood set up a watch group to do community policing. |
| district police n | US (local law enforcement) | polícia distrital loc sf |
| gamekeeper n | (wildlife park warden) | guarda-caça, guarda de caça, polícia florestal sm |
| highway patrol n | US (motorway police) | polícia rodoviária sf + adj |
| | On New Year's Eve, the highway patrol sets up roadblocks to discourage drunk driving. |
| | Na véspera de Ano Novo, a polícia rodoviária monta barreiras para desencorajar a direção sob embriaguez. |
| marshal n | (US officer of the law) (oficial americano da lei) | delegado, chefe de polícia loc sm |
| | | xerife sm |
| | Marshals handcuffed him before leading him out of the building. |
| | O delegado o algemou antes de levá-lo para fora do prédio. |
| meadowlark n | (songbird) (tipo de pequeno pássaro) | polícia-inglesa sm |
| | | rouxinol-do-campo sm |
| Mountie n | Can, informal (Canadian police officer on horseback) | membro da Real Polícia Montada do Canadá loc sm |
| mystery n | (literature: police novel or movie) (BRA) | estória policia loc sf |
| | (POR) | policial sm |
| | I'm reading a mystery with a detective as the main character. |
| | Estou lendo uma estória policial onde um detetive é o personagem principal. |
| | Estou a ler um policial em que o detetive é a personagem principal. |
| PC n | UK, initialism (police constable) | oficial de polícia sm + prep + sf |
| | The first officer to respond to the incident was a newly hired PC. |
| police badge n | (emblem worn or carried by police) (emblema usado ou carregado por policial) | distintivo de polícia loc sm |
| | | emblema de polícia loc sm |
| | American policemen wear a police badge which bears a star. |
| police captain n | US (head of a police district in US) (chefe de distrito policial nos EUA) | capitão de polícia loc sm |
| | | chefe de polícia loc sm |
| | | comandante sm, sf |
| police chief n | US (chief of police: head of a US police force) | chefe de polícia loc sm |
| | Many uniformed officers report to the police chief. |
| police commissioner n | UK (head of UK police force) (chefe de polícia do Reino Unido) | chefe de polícia loc sm |
| | | oficial de polícia loc sm |
| | | policial sm |
| police constable n | UK (police officer) | agente de polícia loc sm |
| | | oficial de polícia loc sm |
| | | policial sm |
| | They panicked when they saw the police constable marching towards them. |
| police cruiser n | US (patrol car used for law enforcement) (viatura policial) | viatura sf |
| | | carro de polícia loc sm |
| | Two police cruisers came to arrest my neighbor for stealing electricity. |
| police detective n | (police officer: investigator) (agente de polícia: investigador) | detetive de polícia loc sm |
| | | investigador de polícia loc sm |
| | A plain-clothes police detective arrived to finish the investigation. |
| police force n | (national law-enforcement organization) (organização de policiais federais) | polícia federal loc sf |
| police headquarters n | (building where police are stationed) (edifício ocupado por policiais) | quartel de polícia sm + prep + sf |
| | | delegacia de polícia sf + prep + sf |
| Nota: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | She went to the police headquarters to hand in the evidence. |
| police inspector n | UK (rank of police officer in the UK) (qualificação da polícia britânica) | investigador de polícia loc sm |
| | | inspetor de polícia loc sm |
| police officer n | (member of police force) | policial sm, sf |
| | | oficial de polícia loc smf |
| | | policia sm |
| | When he grows up he wants to be either a firefighter or a police officer. |
| | Quando ele crescer, quer ser ou bombeiro ou policial. |
| police sergeant n | (rank of police officer) (qualificação de oficial de polícia) | sargento de polícia loc sm |
| | | sargento sm |
| | The police sergeant had three stripes on the sleeve of his uniform. |
| police squad n | (team of police officers) (equipe de policiais) | esquadrão de polícia loc sm |
| police station n | (building where police are stationed) | delegacia de polícia loc sf |
| | | esquadra da policia loc sf |
| | I had to report to the police station with my driving licence. |
| | Tive que comparecer à delegacia de polícia com minha carteira de motorista. |
| police van n | (small truck for transporting criminals) (viatura policial) | viatura sf |
| | | carro de polícia loc sm |
| | The police van was called to take all the gang members into custody. |
| precinct n | US (police station) (BRA) | delegacia de polícia loc sf |
| | (POR) | esquadra de polícia loc sf |
| | The suspect was taken to the precinct for booking. |
| rogues' gallery n | figurative (people: morally dubious) | galeria dos procurados pela polícia loc sf |
| | The event was a rogues' gallery of discredited politicians. |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police n | (Canadian police on horseback) | Real Polícia Montada do Canadá n prop f |
| | | polícia montada loc sf |
| | His law enforcement background and experience with horses made him an excellent candidate for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| Scotland Yard n | UK (London police headquarters) (anglicismo, polícia de Londres) | Scotland Yard expres |
| | | polícia escocesa sf + adj |
| | Let's make sure she's really missing before we get Scotland Yard involved. |
secret police,
security police n | (covert police force) | polícia secreta loc sf |
| secret police n | historical (Nazi Germany: Gestapo) (histórico, Gestapo) | polícia secreta do Estado grupo nom |
| state police n | US (law force of a US state) (polícia de um estado norte-americano) | polícia rodoviária federal sf |
| | | polícia federal sf |
| | Most interstate and state highways are patrolled by state police, not local police. |
| traffic cop n | slang (police officer in charge of roads) (Bras., oficial de polícia que cuida das estradas) | Polícia Rodoviária Federal loc sf |
| | She was going too fast so the traffic cop pulled her over. |