No. 288 in Catalan
policia
Police.
In a sentence
La policia va arribar al lloc dels fets ràpidament.
The police arrived at the scene quickly.
In this context, 'policia' is used to refer to the police force as a collective entity.
Un policia em va ajudar a buscar el meu gat perdut.
A policeman helped me look for my lost cat.
Here, 'policia' designates a single police officer.
Vaig trucar a la policia perquè he vist un accident.
I called the police because I saw an accident.
In this usage, 'policia' refers to the police as an institution that can be contacted for help.
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