precinct

distretto di polizia

Zona di una città affidata a una determinata unità di polizia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: police district

Espressioni comuni: police precinct, precinct captain

commissariato

Edificio dove lavorano gli agenti di polizia della zona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: police station

Espressioni comuni: at the precinct, precinct desk

recinto, area circostante

Spazio all’interno o intorno a un determinato edificio o luogo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: grounds, environs

Espressioni comuni: cathedral precinct, temple precinct, within the precinct