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Monday, April 5, 2010

les gendarmes

n.m.pl., the police

Il a appelé les gendarmes au café.
He called the police to the café.

ALSO
la police = the police
un gendarme or un agent de police = a police officer

THIS WEEK
We like to cover a broad range of vocabulary, ranging from the fun to the need-to-know. With that in mind, we’ll focus on the latter this week as we look at some of the French words for police and crime.

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Vocabulary Section: Police and Crime, Word of the Day