Значение

значений: 7
  1. One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)

    a police officer of the lowest rank

  2. (Британия)A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

    консте́бльkonstéblʹ

  3. (историческое)An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).

    консте́бльkonstéblʹ, коннетабльkonnetablʹ

  4. The warden of a castle.

  5. (США)An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.

  6. An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)

  7. A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. The constables were on a break.

  2. The police constable arrested the teenager for shoplifting.

    deDer Polizist nahm den Jugendlichen wegen Ladendiebstahls fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. A constable was standing at the kitchen door.

  4. "I shall be most happy to tell you anything I can," the constable answered, with his eyes upon the little golden disk.

Переводы

языков: 6
Русский
По значениям 2
police officer rank:
officer of a noble court:

Происхождение

From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old Fre

From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.

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Формы

мн. число: constables
Ед. числоconstable
Мн. числоconstables

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 9

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