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"Police station" is a noun which is often translated as "la estación de policía", and "police office" is a noun which is also often translated as "la estación de policía". Learn more about the difference between "police station" and "police office" below.
police station(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la estación de policía (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The suspect was taken to the police station for fingerprinting.Llevaron al sospechoso a la estación de policía para tomarle las huellas digitales.
b. la comisaría (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I didn't become a policeman so I could spend my days doing paperwork at a police station.No me hice policía para pasarme el día haciendo papeleo en una comisaría.
police office(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la estación de policía (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I went to the police office to report a robbery.Fui a la estación de policía para denunciar un robo.
b. la comisaría (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are fifty police officers who work at the police office in my city.Hay cincuenta oficiales de policía que trabajan en la comisaría de mi ciudad.
