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"police" in Dutch

politie
Police. The Dutch for "police" is "politie".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “police” is politie.

Examples of "police" in use

There are 20 examples of the Dutch word for "police" being used:
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I’ll call the police. Ik roep de politie.
the federal police de federale politie
Police flash to order. Politie flitst op bestelling.
The police caught the thief by the collar. De politie vatte de dief bij de kraag.
The police are investigating the kidnapping of the child. De politie onderzoekt de ontvoering van het kind.
The police arrested him for indecency. De politie arresteerde hem voor zedenschennis.
a confrontation between hotheads and the police een confrontatie tussen heethoofden en de politie
The police are eagerly looking for this as yet unknown person. De politie is naarstig op zoek naar deze vooralsnog onbekende persoon.
The Spanish police tried to stop people from voting in Catalonia. De Spaanse politie trachtte te verhinderen dat het volk in Catalonië kon stemmen.
The gun was the police’s sole lead for solving the crime. Het pistool was het enige aanknopingspunt van de politie voor het oplossen van het misdrijf.

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"police" Practice (12)
Lesson
Lesson words
police,
policeman
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Lesson phrases
Police flash to order.,
police station,
the federal police,
The gun was the police’s sole lead for solving the crime.,
the police,
The police are eagerly looking for this as yet unknown person.,
The police are looking for the robber.,
The police are looking for Tom.,
The police caught the thief by the collar.,
Yanni was released by the police.
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Acknowledgements

Audio
Marcel Coenders
Audio source
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nl-politie.ogg
Audio licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Image source
https://pixabay.com/photos/police-policeman-uniform-2673363/