Dec 14, 2005 23:35
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
plantilla
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Law (general)
Mediante el apoyo a las Corporaciones Locales para incrementar las plantillas de Policía Local en 2.5000 nuevos efectivos.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | police staff (staffing) |
Roberto Rey
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| 3 +3 | the total number of officers |
Robert Forstag
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| 5 +1 | the force |
Flavio Posse
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| 4 | strength |
Carlos Segura
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Proposed translations
+3
48 mins
Roberto Rey
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Colombia
Quality always
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
Selected
police staff (staffing)
;)
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Note added at 1 day 14 hrs 31 mins (2005-12-16 14:06:38 GMT)
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Robert has a point there that I did not consider before, please disregard my answer!
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Note added at 1 day 14 hrs 31 mins (2005-12-16 14:06:38 GMT)
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Robert has a point there that I did not consider before, please disregard my answer!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias"
+3
2 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
797
the total number of officers
Usually, it would be "staff", but that doesn't work in English, in this context.
Suerte.
Suerte.
Reference:
www.mndaily.com/daily/2001/01/16/news/new6 - 50k
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/aol-metropolitan/95/12/20/cops.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carlos Segura
: Also agree that staff doesn't work too well here
1 hr
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Thanks, Carlos. Yeah, "staff" just wouldn't be said in reference to police officers. Best regards.
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| agree |
Claudia Luque Bedregal
4 hrs
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Thank you, clb.
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| agree |
Roberto Rey
: Robert you convinced me , you ar totallly right...hope the "asker" sees it also!
1 day 14 hrs
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Thanks so much, Roberto.
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56 mins
Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
&
English
United Kingdom
Technical Translator & Engineer
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
strength
Another alternative:
Strength: number of persons available, full complement. Particularly used in military/police context.
... to increase the strength of the local police with 2500 new officers.
Strength: number of persons available, full complement. Particularly used in military/police context.
... to increase the strength of the local police with 2500 new officers.
+1
3 hrs
Flavio Posse
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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368
the force
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Chris Williams
: yes I would say "increase local police forces"
13 hrs
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Thank you, Chris.
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