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UK: /kɒp/ US: /kɑːp/ [copped, copping]

Translation

v [t]
UK (inform)
arrestar
detener
pescar col.
(inform)Cop this!
¡Mira esto!
to cop hold of sth (inform)
coger algo
sujetar algo
Cop hold of this for me, will you
Sujétame esto, haz el favor
to cop it (inform)
ganársela col.
My sister is going to cop it for lying to him
Mi hermana se la ha ganado por mentirle
to cop out
(Definition of cop v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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