What does poli in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word poli in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poli in Spanish.

The word poli in Spanish means sports center, athletic center, poly, cops, cop, poly-, political-military. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poli

sports center, athletic center

nombre masculino (informal (zona: polideportivo) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Han abierto la piscina descubierta del poli, como todos los veranos.
The open-air pool at the sports center has opened, like it does every summer.

poly

nombre masculino (informal (instituto: politécnico) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa carrera se estudia en el poli.
That degree is offered at poly.

cops

nombre femenino (coloquial (organismo: Policía) (colloquial)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Si no bajas la voz, llamarán a la poli.
If you don't lower your voice they'll call the cops.

cop

nombre común en cuanto al género (coloquial (oficial de la policía) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No estoy segura de que vayamos en la dirección correcta. Mejor baja el vidrio y pregúntales a aquellos polis.
I'm not sure if we're going the right way: you'd better open the window and ask that cop.

poly-

prefijo (pluralidad)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)

political-military

nombre común en cuanto al género (partidario ETA político-militar) (Spanish political group ETA)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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