cop

a police officer, especially one who works on the street and does not have a special job in an office or court

policía, agente de policía

Collocations cop on duty · cop on the beat

• The cop was patrolling the streets.

  El policía estaba haciendo recorridos por las calles.

a copy of a book, document, or other written material

copia

Collocations cop of a report · cop of an article

• I need to make three copies of this document.

  Necesito hacer tres copias de este documento.

to copy something, especially by hand or on a computer

copiar

• cop sth from somewhere

• She copied the text from the website.

  Ella copió el texto desde el sitio web.

to arrest someone or to catch a criminal

detener, capturar

• cop sb for sth

• The police copped him for robbery.

  La policía lo detuvo por robo.

to copy something illegally or dishonestly, especially to use someone else's work as your own

plagiarizar, copiar sin permiso

• cop sth from sb

• He was accused of copying the essay from another student.

  Lo acusaron de copiar el ensayo de otro estudiante.

to pretend to be a police officer in order to trick or rob someone

disfrazarse de policía, engañar

Collocations cop as a cop

• He was caught copping as a cop.

  Lo atraparon disfrazándose de policía.

to catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, especially by watching them closely

pillar a alguien en falta, pillar a alguien haciendo algo ilegal

• cop sb doing sth

• They were copped smoking marijuana.

  Los pillaron fumando marihuana.

to be caught or found guilty of a crime, especially by the police

ser atrapado, ser encontrado culpable de un crimen

Collocations be copped for sth

• He was copped for driving without a license.

  Fue atrapado por conducir sin licencia.