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CONSTABLE

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constable substantiv

1. (şi police constable) agent de poliţie, poliţist;

Chief Constable şeful poliţiei; comandantul poliţiei (în oraş, comună);

special constable gardian de pace voluntar; cetăţean care a depus jurământ să activeze ca agent de poliţie la anumite ocazii.

2. (ist.) conetabil, funcţionar superior regesc, guvernator de castel;

constable of Windsor Castle guvernator al castelului Windsor;

constable of the Tower of London gavernator al castelului „Turnul Londrei“.

3. (înv.) conetabil.

◊ to outrun / (înv.) to overrun the constable a trăi din expediente, a se îngloda în datorii.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

A constable was standing at the kitchen door.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Has this woman only been here once, constable?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If it were the devil himself a constable on duty should never thank God that he could not lay his hands upon him.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The other clothes would have followed, but at that moment there was a rush of constables up the stair, and a few minutes after I found, rather, I confess, to my relief, that instead of being identified as Mr. Neville St. Clair, I was arrested as his murderer.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Where was the night constable?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yes, the constable here.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

No, sir, we are very proud of you, and if you come down to-morrow, there’s not a man, from the oldest inspector to the youngest constable, who wouldn’t be glad to shake you by the hand.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Holmes, he continued, when they had gone, I could not speak before the constables, but I don’t mind saying, in the presence of Dr. Watson, that this is the brightest thing that you have done yet, though it is a mystery to me how you did it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

How many constables have you?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The constable stared intently.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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