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a guardie e ladri

cops and robbers

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cops and robbers The name of a children’s game in which players act as police officers and thieves.
IT: Da piccoli giocavamo a guardie e ladri nel cortile.
EN: When we were kids, we played cops and robbers in the yard.

Basta giocare a guardie e ladri, dai.

Come on, stop playing cops and robbers.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Sergente, giochiamo a guardie e ladri.

Sergeant, let's play cops and robbers.

— Carandiru (2003)

Dovremo giocare a guardie e ladri?

Should we play cops and robbers?

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

State giocando a guardie e ladri?

Are you playing cops and robbers?

— La canzone del mare (2014)