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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 25 examples of the Dutch word for "police" being used:
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the police de politie
The police are looking for Tom. De politie is op zoek naar Tom.
The police are looking for the robber. De politie is op zoek naar de dief.
Shouldn’t you call the police? Moet je de politie niet bellen?
The police seized his house. De politie legde beslag op zijn huis.
police station politiebureau
policeman politieagent
police officers politieagenten
police round up international drug gang politie rolt internationale drugsbende op
Yanni was released by the police. Yanni werd vrijgelaten door de politie.

Practice Lesson

"police" Practice (24)
Lesson
Lesson words
police,
policeman
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Lesson phrases
a confrontation between hotheads and the police,
I’ll call the police.,
Police flash to order.,
police officers,
police round up international drug gang,
police station,
Shouldn’t you call the police?,
The abduction ended with a police rescue operation.,
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 investigating the kidnapping of the child.,
The police are looking for the robber.,
The police are looking for Tom.,
The police arrested him for indecency.,
The police blocked the exit with fences.,
The police caught the criminal red-handed.,
The police caught the thief by the collar.,
The police seized his house.
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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/