"cop" meaning in French

See cop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔp/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-cop.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cop.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: cops [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English cop. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|cop}} Borrowed from English cop Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cop m (plural cops)
  1. (North America, informal) cop (police officer) Tags: North-America, informal, masculine Synonyms: flic
    Sense id: en-cop-fr-noun-NYT9ZNyO Categories (other): North American French, Law enforcement, Occupations Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 62 38 Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɔp/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-cop.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cop.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: cops [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of copain. Etymology templates: {{clipping|fr|copain}} Clipping of copain Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cop m (plural cops)
  1. (informal) a friend, a pal Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-cop-fr-noun-6TrwkjTK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Friendship, Occupations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Friendship: 17 83 Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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