Rendőr
Rendőr
Meaning:
policeman, policewoman (rend = order; őr = guard – literally: guard of order)
Example sentences:
Lassíts, mert megállít a rendőr!
Slow-you down, because stop(actively) the policeman/policewoman!
Slow down, because the policeman/policewoman will stop you otherwise.
A rendőrök folyamatosan köröznek az utakon.
The policemen/policewomen constantly roam-they the streets-on.
The policemen/policewomen constantly roam the streets.
Related terms:
büntetés – fine (n.), punishment
egyenruha – uniform
kék – blue
köröz – to cruise, to go in circles
letartóztat – to arrest
őr – guard
őriz – to guard
rend – order (n.)
rendes – orderly
rendezett – tidy, in order
rendőrautó – policecar
rendőrnő – policewoman (While there’s this separate term for policewomen, rendőr can also be used for female police officers.)
rendőrség – police (institution)
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Pronunciation of the example sentences:
Slow-you down, because stop(actively) the policeman/policewoman!
Slow down, because the policeman/policewoman will stop you otherwise.
The policemen/policewomen constantly roam-they the streets-on.
The policemen/policewomen constantly roam the streets.
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