cop

flic, policier

Mot familier pour désigner un agent de police.

En anglais simple : A police officer.

• A cop stopped our car.
• Two cops were standing outside the bank.
• Did the cop ask to see your license?

Synonymes : police officer, officer, policeman, policewoman

Expressions courantes : a traffic cop, a cop car, call a cop

écoper de, prendre, subir

Recevoir ou devoir subir quelque chose de désagréable, comme des reproches, une punition ou un coup.

En anglais simple : To receive or have to accept something unpleasant, such as blame, punishment, or a blow.

• I copped the blame for everything.
• He copped a fine for parking there.
• She copped heavy criticism after the mistake.

Synonymes : receive, get, take, bear

Expressions courantes : cop the blame, cop a fine, cop a blow

avouer, reconnaître

Reconnaître avoir fait quelque chose, surtout quelque chose de mal ou d’illégal.

En anglais simple : To admit that you did something, especially something wrong or illegal.

• He copped to the theft.
• She finally copped to lying about her age.
• Will anyone cop to making this mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : cop to something/doing something (He copped to taking the money.)

Synonymes : admit, confess, own up

Contraires : deny

Expressions courantes : cop to something, cop to cheating, cop to murder

choper, attraper, prendre

Prendre ou obtenir quelque chose, ou attraper quelqu’un, dans un langage familier.

En anglais simple : To take or get something, or catch someone.

• He managed to cop a free ticket.
• The police copped the thief near the station.
• She copped the last seat by the window.

Synonymes : get, take, catch, nab

Expressions courantes : cop a ticket, cop a prize, cop someone

adopter, prendre

Commencer à montrer une certaine attitude ou façon de se comporter.

En anglais simple : To start showing a particular attitude or way of behaving.

• Don't cop an attitude with me.
• He copped a rude tone when I asked for help.
• Why did she cop such a hostile attitude?

Synonymes : adopt, assume, take on

Expressions courantes : cop an attitude, cop a tone