NIVEL 1 Polic´ıa / Police, Circulacion urbana / Town traffic

acusar de

to accuse of

agente mf de trafico ´

traffic cop

altavoz m

loudspeaker

¡Arriba las manos!

Hands up!

barrote m

bar (of prison cell)

cacheo m

searching, frisking (of person)

calabozo m

dungeon

carcel f

jail, prison ´

carcelero m

jailer

careo m (de polic´ıa)

identity parade

celda f

cell

chota f R1 M

cops

comisar´ıa f

(academy) precinct, police station

comisario m (de polic´ıa)

(police) superintendent

detencion f ´ preventiva

police custody

detener

to arrest

encarcelar

to imprison

encerrar

to lock up

esposas fpl

handcuffs

evadirse R3/2

to escape

evasion f R3/2

getaway, escape ´

fugarse

to escape

gorra f

(peaked) cap

guarda mf de caza/coto

game keeper

guarda mf jurado(a)

security guard

guardaespaldas m

bodyguard

guardia mf civil

civil guard

indagacion f R3

investigation ´

indagar R3

to investigate

indicio m R3/2

clue, piece of evidence

investigacion f

investigation ´

(polic´ıa) judicial m M

policeman

lanzadestellos m

flashing light (on top of car)

levantar barricadas

to put up barricades

liberar

to free, to liberate

libertad f

freedom

libre

free

matar

to kill

matar a balazos

to shoot down

montar la guardia

to mount guard

mujer f polic´ıa

policewoman

multar

to fine

orden f de detencion

arrest warrant ´

pillar R1

to catch, to nab

pista f

track, trail, clue

pistola f

pistol

polic´ıa mf

municipal town policeman/woman

polic´ıa mf urbano(a)

town policeman/woman

poner en libertad

to free

porra f

billy club, truncheon

presidio m R3/2

penitentiary

preso m

prisoner

prision f

prison ´

prision f provisional

police custody, ´remand

probar

to prove

prueba f

proof

redada f

swoop, raid

registrar una casa

to search a house

restablecer el orden

to reestablish order

tricornio m

three

vagabundo m

bum, tramp

vago

bum, tramp

adelantar

to pass, to overtake

agarrar el autobus M

to catch the bus ´(long

aparcar en doble fila

to double

atascarse

to get stuck in a traffic jam

atasco m

traffic jam

aumentar su velocidad

to increase speed

auto m A/M

car

autobus m

bus ´

autocar m

(long

automovilista mf

driver

bifurcacion f

fork, junction ´

caravana f

recreational vehicle, trailer, caravan

carretera f

highway, road

carretera f de circunvalacion´

beltway, ringroad

carro m M

car

ceder el sitio a

to give way to

circulacion f

traffic ´

circular

to travel, to drive/cycle/walk around

coche m

car

coche m de l´ınea

(long

codigo m de la ´ circulacion´

highway code

coger el autobus

to catch the bus ´ (not used in A/M)

conducir

to drive

conductor m

driver

congestion f

traffic jam ´

congestionamiento m M

traffic jam

dejar el sitio a

to give way to

desv´ıo m

detour, diversion

direccion f prohibida

no entry ´

direccion´ unica

one way ´

disminuir su velocidad

to slow down

embotellamiento m

traffic jam

esperar el autobus

to wait for the bus ´

fila f de coches

line/queue of cars

firme m llano

even/flat surface

galleta f de trafico A

traffic jam ´

girar a la izquierda

to swerve to the left

glorieta f

traffic circle, roundabout