precinct

distrito policial

Zona de una ciudad que está a cargo de una determinada unidad de policía.

En inglés sencillo: An area of a city served by a particular group of police officers.

• She patrols this precinct.
• Crime fell in the northern precinct last year.
• Each precinct has its own police captain.

Sinónimos: police district

Expresiones frecuentes: police precinct, precinct captain

comisaría

Edificio donde trabajan los agentes de policía de una zona.

En inglés sencillo: A building where local police officers work.

• He waited at the precinct.
• Officers took the suspect to the precinct.
• We reported the theft at our local precinct.

Sinónimos: police station

Expresiones frecuentes: at the precinct, precinct desk

recinto, entorno

Zona que está dentro de un edificio o lugar concreto, o a su alrededor.

En inglés sencillo: The area around or inside a particular building or place.

• Visitors entered the temple precinct.
• The cathedral precinct was quiet at dawn.
• Several gardens lie within the palace precincts.

Sinónimos: grounds, environs

Expresiones frecuentes: cathedral precinct, temple precinct, within the precinct