Italian word of the day
| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | Cop, flatfoot |
| Origin | From the Italian words piede, “foot”, and piatto, “flat” |
Different forms of piedipiatti
Like most nouns in Italian, piedipiatti has two articles (definite or indefinite articles) and two numbers (singular or plural).
Un piedipiatti
A cop
Dei piedipiatti
Some cops
Il piedipiatti
The cop
I piedipiatti
The cops
Examples
| Hai visto quei due piedipiatti in uniforme? | Did you see those two cops in uniform? |
| Ho incrociato i piedipiatti mentre tornavo a casa. | I ran into the cops on my way home. |
| Michele si è fatto prendere dai piedipiatti! | Michele got caught by the cops! |
Related words
Another translation for “cop” in Italian is sbirro. Let’s make a couple of examples with sbirro, too:
| Attento, c’è un controllo degli sbirri più avanti. | Be careful, there’s a cop check ahead. |
| Gli sbirri ci hanno fatto delle domande. | The cops asked us some questions. |
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