Usage examples of "policías" in Spanish with translation to English

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Los policías detuvieron al ladrón. The police officers arrested the burglar.
Daniel les dio las gracias a los policías. Daniel thanked the policemen.
Habían 10 policías en el lugar. There were ten police officers on the spot.
La mayoría de los policías perdió su trabajo. Most of the policemen lost their jobs.
¿Dónde está la estación de policías? Where is the police station?
Los otros policías empezaron a disparar contra la multitud. The other policemen began shooting at the crowd.
Los policías estadounidenses visten uniforme azul. The American police are in blue uniforms.
Los policías de Nueva York usan uniformes azul oscuro. New York City policemen wear dark blue uniforms.
Los policías no saben dónde se escondieron los bandidos. The police don't know where the criminals hid themselves.
Las únicas personas paradas al frente del edificio son policías. The only people standing in front of the building are policemen.
Una función importante de los policías es el atrapar a los ladrones. An important function of policemen is to catch thieves.
Necesito una mesa que esté un poco más lejos de los policías. I need a table that's a bit farther away from the policemen.
Él dedicó un poema entero al azul de los ojos de su víctima, el cual los dos policías leyeron en voz alta el uno al otro en medio de histéricas y tristes lágrimas. He devoted a whole poem to the blueness of his victim's eyes, which the two policemen read out loud to one another through hysterical, tearful laughter.
Al ver al policía, huyó. When he saw the police officer, he ran away.
Él escapó disfrazado de policía. He got away disguised as a policeman.
¿La policía arrestó a Tom? Did the police arrest Tom?
Tom se disfrazó de policía. Tom disguised himself as a policeman.
La policía lo está protegiendo. The police are protecting it.
"¡No dispares!", dijo el policía. "Don't shoot!", said the policeman.
La policía detuvo al sospechoso. The police arrested the suspect.
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