What does delegacia in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word delegacia in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use delegacia in Portuguese.
The word delegacia in Portuguese means police station, delegation, delegacia, quartel de polícia, delegacia de polícia, delegacia de polícia, delegacia de costumes. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word delegacia
police stationsubstantivo feminino (local onde trabalha o delegado) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
delegationsubstantivo feminino (cargo de delegado) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
delegacianoun (informal (police building) (BRA) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) A polícia levou o suspeito para a delegacia para um interrogatório. The police took the suspect to the station for questioning. |
quartel de polícianoun (building where police are stationed) (edifício ocupado por policiais) She went to the police headquarters to hand in the evidence. |
delegacia de polícianoun (building where police are stationed) Tive que comparecer à delegacia de polícia com minha carteira de motorista. I had to report to the police station with my driving licence. |
delegacia de polícianoun (US (police station) (BRA) The suspect was taken to the precinct for booking. |
delegacia de costumesnoun (uncountable (police unit) (BRA) Alguns funcionários da delegacia de costumes entrevistaram a profissional do sexo. Some officers from Vice interviewed the sex worker. |
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