appeler les flics

to call the cops

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to call the cops “Flics” is an informal word for police officers.
FR: Il faut appeler les flics après avoir entendu du verre se briser.
EN: We need to call the cops after hearing glass break.

Tu as osé appeler les flics.

You actually had the nerve to call the cops.

— Better Days (2019)

Tu pouvais pas empêcher la serveuse d'appeler les flics ?

Couldn't you have stopped the waitress from calling the cops?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Ils font la bêtise d'appeler les flics.

They make the stupid mistake of calling the cops.

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

Je vais appeler les flics.

I'm going to call the cops.

Fallait appeler les flics.

We should have called the police.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tu aurais dû appeler les flics.

You should have called the cops.

Il va appeler les flics !

He's going to call the cops!

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Vous auriez dû appeler les flics.

You should have called the cops.

Faut appeler les flics.

We need to call the cops.

Ils vont appeler les flics.

They're going to call the cops.

— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

Tu peux appeler les flics si tu veux.

You can call the cops if you want.

— À bout de course (1988)

Appeler les flics ?

Call the cops?

Sami est en train d'appeler les flics.

Sami is calling the cops.