No. 4,106 in Portuguese
polícias
"Polícias" in Portuguese means "police" or "policemen/women."
In a sentence
As diferentes polícias colaboram para manter a ordem pública.
The different police forces collaborate to maintain public order.
Here, 'polícias' is used to refer to various organizations or branches of the police force, highlighting its plural form.
No Brasil, as polícias têm várias divisões específicas.
In Brazil, the police have various specific divisions.
In this sentence, 'polícias' indicates the plural form of police institutions or divisions country-wide.
Vi duas polícias na esquina conversando.
I saw two police officers at the corner talking.
Here, 'polícias' refers specifically to individual police officers, emphasizing the particular usage of the term in informal contexts.
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