mossos

In a sentence

• Els mossos van arribar al lloc dels fets ràpidament.

  The police officers arrived at the scene promptly.

  In this sentence, "mossos" is used as a shorthand reference to "Mossos d'Esquadra," the Catalan police force, indicating professionals fulfilling their duties.

• Ahir vam veure uns mossos d'esquadra patrullant pel barri.

  Yesterday we saw some police officers patrolling the neighborhood.

  Here, "mossos" again refers to policemen from the Catalan police force who are on patrol, contextualizing their professional role.

• Durant la festa, van disfressar-se de mossos per entretenir els nens.

  During the party, they dressed up as police officers to entertain the children.

  In this context, "mossos" refers to the role of police officers but as a costume or imitation during an event, showing its depiction outside of actual professional duties.