el policía
/el poh-lee-SEE-ah/
English
police officer
हिन्दी (Hindi)
पुलिसकर्मी
pulis-karmi
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
ਪੁਲਿਸ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ
pulis afsar
Literal meaning
From Greek 'polis' (city); 'la policía' also means 'the police force' as an institution.
Example sentence
El policía controla el tráfico.
The police officer directs traffic.
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