Meaning
police; detective, crime
- relating to the police or police methods
- belonging to the detective or crime genre (novel, film, series)
In a sentence
Stasera guardiamo un film poliziesco alla televisione.
Tonight we are watching a crime film on television.
Mia nonna adora leggere romanzi polizieschi prima di dormire.
My grandmother loves reading detective novels before sleeping.
L'indagine ha richiesto un'attenta operazione poliziesca.
The investigation required a careful police operation.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| poliziesco | masculine · singular |
| poliziesca | feminine · singular |
| polizieschi | masculine · plural |
| poliziesche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural masculine ends in -schi: polizieschi.
- As a masculine noun, 'un poliziesco' means a detective novel or crime film.