"cop" meaning in French

See cop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔp/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-cop.wav Forms: cops [plural]
Etymology: * (cop): Borrowed from English cop. * (friend): Clipping of copain. Etymology templates: {{sense|cop}} (cop):, {{bor+|fr|en|cop}} Borrowed from English cop, {{sense|friend}} (friend):, {{clipping|fr|copain}} Clipping of copain Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cop m (plural cops)
  1. (informal) a friend, a pal Tags: informal, masculine Categories (topical): Friendship, Law enforcement, Occupations
    Sense id: en-cop-fr-noun-6TrwkjTK Disambiguation of Friendship: 96 4 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 77 23 Disambiguation of Occupations: 78 22 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (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

Inflected forms

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        "2": "en",
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      "expansion": "Borrowed from English cop",
      "name": "bor+"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "80 20",
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        },
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          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
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            "Virtue",
            "Human",
            "Ethics",
            "All topics",
            "Philosophy",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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            "Emergency services",
            "Law",
            "Crime",
            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
            "Criminal law",
            "Society",
            "Public administration",
            "Security",
            "All topics",
            "Government",
            "Fundamental",
            "Politics"
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            "Human behaviour",
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          "text": "Tu travailles avec les cops de Gatineau ?",
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        }
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    "French nouns",
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    },
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      },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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