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call the police

call the police phrase: use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.

Phrase

Call the police!

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

call the police meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Gujarati

call the police in Hindi

call the police
पुलिस को बुलाओ pulis ko bulāo

call the police in Marathi

call the police
पोलिसांना बोलव polisānnā bolav, पोलिसांना बोलवा polisānnā bolvā, पोलिसांना फोन कर polisānnā phon kar, पोलिसांना फोन करा polisānnā phon karā

call the police in Urdu

call the police
پولِیس کو بُلاو polīs ko bulāo

call the police in Gujarati

call the police
પોલીસને બોલાવો polīsne bolāvo
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call the police in Tagalog
tumawag ka ng pulis, tawag ka ng pulis
call the police in Arabic
أُطْلُب الشُّرْطَة ʔuṭlub aš-šurṭa, نَاد الشُّرْطَة nād aš-šurṭa
call the police in Indonesian
panggil polisi
call the police in Thai
เรียกตำรวจ rîiak dtam-rùuat
call the police in Vietnamese
xin gọi cảnh sát

Questions about call the police

What does call the police mean?
Call the police means use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.
What is call the police in Hindi?
Call the police in Hindi is पुलिस को बुलाओ (pulis ko bulāo). See Call the police meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is call the police?
Call the police is a phrase.

Words near call the police in the dictionary

  1. call stack
  2. call stacks
  3. call the ball
  4. call the fire brigade
  5. call the fire department
  6. call the police
  7. call the question
  8. call the shots
  9. call the tune
  10. call them as one sees them
  11. call time

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