blindata
English translation: cordonned off / sealed off / impregnable
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|  Selected response from: Wendy Streitparth Germany Local time: 16:05 | ||||||
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18 mins confidence: 
armoured or armoured personnel carrier Explanation: Without more of the context it is hard to tell but the sense in the Sansoni dictionary is of 'armoured'. While I lived in Italy a Carabinieri armoured personnel carrier was referred to as a 'blindata'. |
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40 mins confidence:
iron-clad/ironclad Explanation: Another idea... |
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1 hr confidence:
on heightened security (alert) Explanation: Much of Europe is on heightened security alert after last week’s killings in Paris and raids in Belgium http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/belgians-on-guar... Paris is on heightened security, with French soldiers and extra police patrolling houses of worship, stores, media offices and public transit, including Montparnasse railway station in Paris: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1133... Jerusalem is on heightened security since the blast, Rosenfeld said. There had been no specific intelligence warning of plans for an attack in the city before the explosion, he said. http://www.therun-jerusalem2011.com/2011_03_01_archive.html |
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3 hrs confidence:
fortresslike Explanation: Or shuttered, or locked down. You haven't given much context, but it appears to be about closing borders. Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/blindare |
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3 hrs confidence:
cordonned off / sealed off / impregnable Explanation: Just some possibilities |
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5 hrs confidence:
Shatterproof / Unbreakable Explanation: "In an increasingly unbreakable Europe..." or... "With Europe becoming progressively more shatterproof..." - Or and match the structuring around (that's the fun bit IMO). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2016-03-19 19:12:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I mean "mix and match"... |
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2 days 21 hrs confidence:
forced to live with ever tighter security Explanation: Just an option, but reflects the meaning I believe. |
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