Phrase guide

I'll call the police

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

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phrase

Meaning 1

Indicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أنا حكلم البوليس (ʔana ḥakallem el-bulīs) — I'll call the police
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我會叫警察 /我会叫警察 (wǒ huì jiào jǐngchá) — I'll call the police
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我會報警 /我会报警 (wǒ huì bàojǐng) — I'll call the police
  • Czech: zavolám policii — I'll call the police
  • Danish: jeg ringer til politiet — I'll call the police
  • Dutch: ik bel de politie — I'll call the police
  • Finnish: soitan poliisille — I'll call the police
  • French: je vais appeler la police — I'll call the police
  • Galician: chamarei a policía — I'll call the police
  • German: ich rufe die Polizei — I'll call the police
  • Hungarian: hívom a rendőrséget — I'll call the police
  • Japanese: 私は警察を呼びます (watashi wa keisatsu o yobimasu) — I'll call the police
  • Korean: 전 경찰을 부르겠어요 (jeon gyeongchar-eul bureugesseoyo) — I'll call the police
  • Marathi: मी पोलिसांना बोलवेन (mī polisānnā bolven) — I'll call the police
  • Polish: zadzwonię po policję — I'll call the police
  • Polish: zadzwonię na policję — I'll call the police
  • Portuguese: chamarei a polícia — I'll call the police
  • Portuguese: vou chamar a polícia — I'll call the police
  • Russian: я вы́зову поли́цию (ja výzovu políciju) — I'll call the police
  • Russian: я вы́зову мили́цию (ja výzovu milíciju) — I'll call the police
  • Spanish: voy a llamar a la policía — I'll call the police
  • Spanish: llamaré a la policía — I'll call the police
  • Swedish: jag ringer polisen — I'll call the police
  • Tagalog: tatawagan ko ang pulis — I'll call the police
  • Turkish: polisi arayacağım — I'll call the police