Polis kutuyu dikkatlice kaldırdı.
- The policeman lifted the box carefully.
Polise yol tarifi sordum.
- I asked a policeman for directions.
Hiç bir polis memuruna küfür ettin mi?
- Have you ever sworn at a policeman?
Polis memuru Dan'in sürücü belgesine el koydu.
- The policeman confiscated Dan's driver's license.
Jandarmalar da insan.
- Gendarmes are human, too.
Jandarmalar da insandırlar.
- Gendarmes are also human beings.
The US is tempted to play the role of global gendarme because everyone knows that the UN, as it is, lacks the resources and capacity to fill this role.
1971: Uniformed cops are generally known as 'wallopers', and cops in plain clothes are called 'demons'. These latter, supposed to be disguised, are instantly recognisable. — John O'Grady, Dealing with Cops, from Aussie Etiket, 1971. Quoted in Aussie Humour, Macmillan, 1988, ISBN 0-7251-0553-4, page 200.
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