No. 8,699 in French
autopatrouille
Police car.
In a sentence
L'autopatrouille surveille le périmètre ce soir.
The patrol car is monitoring the perimeter tonight.
Here, 'autopatrouille' is used as a noun to describe a police vehicle patrolling an area.
Le bruit de l'autopatrouille est reconnaissable de loin.
The sound of the patrol car is recognizable from afar.
In this sentence, 'autopatrouille' is referred to audibly to indicate the familiarity of its sound.
Nous avons vu une autopatrouille passer rapidement.
We saw a patrol car pass by quickly.
Here, the term 'autopatrouille' depicts the visual occurrence of police vehicles seen in motion.
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