Phrase guide

call the police

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُطْلُب الشُّرْطَة (ʔuṭlub aš-šurṭa) — call the police
  • Arabic: نَاد الشُّرْطَة (nād aš-šurṭa) — call the police
  • Belarusian: вы́клічце палі́цыю (výkličcje palícyju) — call the police
  • Bulgarian: оба́ди се на поли́цията (obádi se na polícijata) — call the police
  • Bulgarian: оба́дете се на поли́цията (obádete se na polícijata) — call the police
  • Catalan: truca la policia — call the police
  • Catalan: crida la policia — call the police
  • Cebuano: tawga ang polis — call the police
  • Chinese Cantonese: 報警 /报警 (bou3 ging2) — call the police
  • Chinese Cantonese: 叫警察 (giu3 ging2 caat3) — call the police
  • Chinese: 叫警察 (kiò kèng-chhat / kiò kéng-chhat) — call the police
  • Chinese: 叫馬打 /叫马打 (kiò má-tâ / kiò mā-tà) — call the police
  • Chinese: 叫兵 (kiò phian) — call the police
  • Chinese: 報兵 /报兵 (pò-phian) — call the police
  • Chinese: 叫大人 (kiò tāi-lîn) — call the police
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叫警察 (jiào jǐngchá) — call the police
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報警 /报警 (bàojǐng) — call the police
  • Czech: zavolejte policii — call the police
  • Danish: ring efter politiet — call the police
  • Dutch: bel de politie — call the police
  • Estonian: kutsuge politsei — call the police
  • Finnish: soittakaa poliisi — call the police
  • French: appelez la police — call the police
  • Galician: chame a policía — call the police
  • Georgian: დაურეკეთ პოლიციას (daureḳet ṗolicias) — call the police
  • Georgian: გამოიძახეთ პოლიცია (gamoiʒaxet ṗolicia) — call the police
  • German: ruf die Polizei — call the police
  • German: ruft die Polizei — call the police
  • German: rufen Sie die Polizei — call the police
  • German: lüt de Polizei a — call the police
  • Greek: κάλεσε την αστυνομία (kálese tin astynomía) — call the police
  • Gujarati: પોલીસને બોલાવો (polīsne bolāvo) — call the police
  • Hebrew: הזעיקו משטרה (haz-iku mishtarah) — call the police
  • Hindi: पुलिस को बुलाओ (pulis ko bulāo) — call the police
  • Hungarian: hívja a rendőrséget — call the police
  • Hungarian: hívd a rendőrséget — call the police
  • Icelandic: hringdu í lögregluna — call the police
  • Ido: telefonez la policistaro — call the police
  • Ilocano: tawagan ti polis — call the police
  • Indonesian: panggil polisi — call the police
  • Irish: glaoigh ar na gardaí — call the police
  • Italian: chiami la polizia — call the police
  • Japanese: 警察を呼んでください (keisatsu o yonde kudasai) — call the police
  • Kazakh: полицияны шақырыңыз (polisiäny şaqyryñyz) — call the police
  • Khmer: ជួយហៅប៉ូលិសមក (cuəy haw poulih mɔɔk) — call the police
  • Korean: 경찰을 불러주세요 (gyeongchar-eul bulleojuseyo) — call the police
  • Korean: 경찰을 불러요 (gyeongchar-eul bulleoyo) — call the police
  • Lakota: čhaŋksáyuhá kiŋ wičhákiyuȟla yo — call the police
  • Latin: dēnuntiātōrēs vocā — call the police
  • Latin: dēnuntiātōrēs vocāte — call the police
  • Latvian: izsauciet policiju — call the police
  • Lithuanian: iškvieskite policiją — call the police
  • Macedonian: повикајте полиција (povikajte policija) — call the police
  • Macedonian: викнете полиција (viknete policija) — call the police
  • Marathi: पोलिसांना बोलव (polisānnā bolav) — call the police
  • Marathi: पोलिसांना बोलवा (polisānnā bolvā) — call the police
  • Marathi: पोलिसांना फोन कर (polisānnā phon kar) — call the police
  • Marathi: पोलिसांना फोन करा (polisānnā phon karā) — call the police
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ring politiet — call the police
  • Iranian Persian: بِه پُلیس زَنْگ بِزَن (be polis zang bezan) — call the police
  • Polish: proszę wezwać policję — call the police
  • Polish: zadzwoń po policję — call the police
  • Portuguese: chame a polícia — call the police
  • Portuguese: ligue para a polícia — call the police
  • Romanian: chemați poliția — call the police
  • Romanian: cheamă poliția — call the police
  • Russian: вы́зовите поли́цию (výzovite políciju) — call the police
  • Scots: phone thi polis — call the police
  • Serbo-Croatian: зовите полицију — call the police
  • Serbo-Croatian: zovite policiju — call the police
  • Slovak: zavolajte políciu — call the police
  • Slovene: pokličite policijo — call the police
  • Spanish: llame a la policía — call the police
  • Spanish: (tuteo) llama a la policía — call the police
  • Spanish: llamá a la policía — call the police
  • Swedish: ring polisen — call the police
  • Tagalog: tumawag ka ng pulis — call the police
  • Tagalog: tawag ka ng pulis — call the police
  • Thai: เรียกตํารวจ (rîiak dtam-rùuat) — call the police
  • Turkish: polisi arayın — call the police
  • Turkish: polisi ara — call the police
  • Turkish: polisi çağırın — call the police
  • Turkish: polisi çağır — call the police
  • Ukrainian: ви́кличте полі́цію (výklyčte políciju) — call the police
  • Urdu: پولِیس کو بُلاو (polīs ko bulāo) — call the police
  • Vietnamese: xin gọi cảnh sát — call the police
  • Welsh: galwch yr heddlu — call the police
  • Zazaki: veyndê polisan — call the police