Cops vs Officers

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Cops

Gíria Top 2000 (comum)

Officers

Top 2000 (comum)

Mais formal: Officers

	Cops	Officers
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //kɒps// 🇺🇸 //kɑps//	🇬🇧 //ˈɒf.ɪ.sər// 🇺🇸 //ˈɔː.fɪ.sɚ//
Significado	Uma gíria para policiais. A slang term for police officers.	People in charge of a group or organization.
Exemplo	The cops arrived quickly after the accident.	The officers were present to ensure the event ran smoothly.
Registro	Gíria	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Colocações	call the cops, cops and robbers, cops on the beat, friendly cops	police officers, military officers, senior officers, officer in charge, officer of the law
Antônimos	criminals, lawbreakers	civilians, private citizens
Erros comuns	Misuse 'cops' in formal writing., 'Cops' is plural; don't use it as a singular., Confuse with 'copper', which can also mean police but is older slang.	Confused with 'official' – officers have authority while officials may not., Using 'officers' to refer to employees in general, which is more specific.
Notas de uso	Usado informalmente para se referir a policiais, principalmente em conversas casuais. Evite em contextos formais. Used informally to refer to police officers, mostly in casual conversation. Avoid in formal contexts.	Use 'officer' in formal contexts, especially regarding authority figures in the military or police. Avoid informal contexts.

Veja em clipes reais

The Mob has plans. The cops have plans.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

- Okay. - Somebody call the cops!

or in a jailhouse with the cops ?

The Mob has plans. The cops have plans.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

- Okay. - Somebody call the cops!

Cops

I gripe to my superior officers, so on, so on and so on.

Officers

Perguntas frequentes: Cops vs Officers

Qual é a diferença entre Cops e Officers?

Cops: A slang term for police officers. Officers: People in charge of a group or organization.

Qual é mais formal: Cops e Officers?

Officers é a mais formal entre elas.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Cops: The cops arrived quickly after the accident. Officers: The officers were present to ensure the event ran smoothly.

Posso usar Cops e Officers de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Cops e Officers são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.