overpolice
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overpolice
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. patrullar las calles excesivamente (to patrol)
Activists accuse the city of overpolicing, especially in low-income areas predominantly inhabited by people of color.Los activistas acusan al municipio de patrullar las calles excesivamente, sobre todo en zonas habitadas en su mayoría por personas de color.
b. usar fuerza excesiva (to intervene)
Officers were warned against overpolicing at the anti-lockdown demonstration.A los agentes se les advirtió que no usaran fuerza excesiva en la protesta anti-confinamiento.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Overpolicing our communities is causing problems, not fixing them.La excesiva vigilancia policial en nuestras comunidades está causando problemas en vez de solucionarlos.
The youths of the neighborhood say they are tired of being overpoliced.Los jovenes del vecindario dicen que están hartos de ser sometidos a la excesiva fuerza policial.
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