Law is like riot gear on a police officer.

Romanian translation: Legea este ca un polițist dotat cu echipament de restabilire a ordinii publice

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English term or phrase:Law is like riot gear on a police officer.
Romanian translation:Legea este ca un polițist dotat cu echipament de restabilire a ordinii publice
Entered by: Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)

13:36 Feb 7, 2018
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English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / How to put the power of law in people\'s hands (TED/Amara)
English term or phrase: Law is like riot gear on a police officer.
Law is like riot gear on a police officer. It's intimidating and impenetrable, and it's hard to tell there is something human underneath.

Mulțumesc.
Simona Pop
Romania
Local time: 20:57
Legea este ca un polițist dotat cu echipament de restabilire a ordinii publice
Explanation:
sau echipament de combatere a revoltelor de stradă

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intimidant și impenetrabil, și este greu de ghicit dacă dedesubt se află vreo urmă de umanitate
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Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Legea este ca un polițist dotat cu echipament de restabilire a ordinii publice
Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
4 +1Legea este ca echipamentul forțelor de ordine.
Mara Cojocaru
4Legea este ca un echipament anti-revoltă pe un polițist...
Manuela C.


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
law is like riot gear on a police officer.
Legea este ca un polițist dotat cu echipament de restabilire a ordinii publice


Explanation:
sau echipament de combatere a revoltelor de stradă

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-02-07 13:42:40 GMT)
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intimidant și impenetrabil, și este greu de ghicit dacă dedesubt se află vreo urmă de umanitate


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Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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Asker: Mulțumesc frumos!


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agree  Ioana-Leda Costea-Nicolae: Dar as spune ca echipamentul .... de pe un politist. Pentru ca ce spune dupa se refera la echupament, nu la politist
37 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
law is like riot gear on a police officer.
Legea este ca un echipament anti-revoltă pe un polițist...


Explanation:
O altă propunere, având în vedere că termenul de comparație este echipamentul însuși, imobil și intimidant și că se pune întrebarea dacă se află o ființă umană dedesubt:
Legea este ca un echipament anti-revoltă pe un polițist...

https://www.cotidianul.ro/jandarmeria-cumpara-echipamente-an...

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DE PE un polițist

Manuela C.
Local time: 19:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 104
Notes to answerer
Asker: Mulțumesc mult!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
law is like riot gear on a police officer.
Legea este ca echipamentul forțelor de ordine.


Explanation:
O sugestie mai simplă.

Mara Cojocaru
Romania
Local time: 20:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Mulțumesc frumos!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela C.: Din ce în ce mai bine.
22 mins
  -> Mulțumesc! E vorba de inspirație...
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