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poliție
police /poˈlit͡sie/
noun#459 most common
Also: police force, police department
Example sentences
Poliția este aici.
The police are here.
Am sunat la poliție.
I called the police.
Poliția a arestat un hoț.
The police arrested a thief.
Trebuie să anunțăm poliția despre accident.
We have to notify the police about the accident.
Poliția locală colaborează cu poliția rutieră pentru a reduce accidentele.
The local police work with the traffic police to reduce accidents.
Reforma poliției a fost amânată din cauza dezbaterilor parlamentare privind finanțarea instituțiilor de ordine publică.
The reform of the police was delayed because of parliamentary debates over funding for public order institutions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poliție (poliția) | poliții (polițiile) |
| Genitive | poliții (poliției) | poliții (polițiilor) |
| Accusative | poliție (poliția) | poliții (polițiile) |
| Vocative | poliție | poliții |
Word family
polițistpolice officer (male)
polițistăpolice officer (female)
polițienescof or relating to the police
politicăpolitics, policyEtymology
Romanian "poliție" comes from French "police," which goes back to Latin "politia" (civil administration, government of a city). Latin borrowed the word from Greek "politeia" (πολιτεία, citizenship, government), itself built on "polis" (πόλις, city-state). The word entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of a wave of French administrative and legal vocabulary.
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