federale
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from the plural, from Mexican Spanish federales, from federal.
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Noun[edit]
federale (plural federales)
- (informal, chiefly California, also MLE slang and Hispanic slang) A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United States government.
- (informal, US, slang) Alternative letter-case form of Federale: A member of the Mexican Federal Police.
- 1972, Townes Van Zandt (lyrics and music), “Pancho and Lefty”:
- And all the federales say / They could have had him any day / They only let him hang around / Out of kindness, I suppose
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from Spanish federales m pl (“federal law enforcement officers”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
federale (plural federali)
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Further reading[edit]
- federale in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- federale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
federale
- second-person singular voseo imperative of federar combined with le
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
federale
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