Translation
policeman, cop (slang); bull
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Word origin
From Middle Low German bulle, a Germanic word for the male of cattle, related to English bull. The slang sense 'policeman' is a later, separate development.
- Origin
- Middle Low German
- Root
- bulle
- English cognates
- bull
Grammar
Examples
angehalten.
The cops pulled him over.
Weide .
There is a big bull standing in the pasture.
kontrolliert.
A policeman came by and checked everything.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 3: Words 921-930.