Police in French

The word for “police” in French is:

la police

It is a feminine noun and refers to both the police force and police officers in general.

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Gender and Article

• la police — the police

• une voiture de police — a police car

• un agent de police — a police officer (male)

• une agente de police — a police officer (female)

Example:
La police est arrivée rapidement.
The police arrived quickly.

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Common Vocabulary

English	French
police officer	agent(e) de police
police station	commissariat de police
police car	voiture de police
police force	forces de l’ordre
to call the police	appeler la police
police report	rapport de police
police siren	sirène de police
riot police	police anti-émeute
plainclothes officer	agent en civil
criminal investigation	enquête criminelle

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10 usage examples with translations

1. Appelle la police, vite !
   Call the police, quickly!

2. La police enquête sur l’affaire.
   The police are investigating the case.

3. Il travaille au commissariat de police.
   He works at the police station.

4. Une voiture de police est garée devant la maison.
   A police car is parked in front of the house.

5. L’agent de police a demandé les papiers.
   The police officer asked for the documents.

6. La police a arrêté le suspect.
   The police arrested the suspect.

7. Elle est agente de police depuis cinq ans.
   She has been a police officer for five years.

8. Ils ont entendu la sirène de police.
   They heard the police siren.

9. La police patrouille dans le quartier.
   The police are patrolling the neighborhood.

10. Un rapport de police a été rédigé après l’incident.
    A police report was written after the incident.