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barandilla en turno

English translation: police on duty at the front desk

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Spanish term or phrase:barandilla en turno
English translation:police on duty at the front desk
Entered by: Roxane Dow

21:11 Jun 12, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Police terminology
Spanish term or phrase: barandilla en turno
Police report on traffic accident in Mexico

Me permito informarle....se recibio una llamada via radio aficinado en la cual reportaban al barandilla en turno sobre un accidente de transito vehicular....
Roxane Dow
United States
Local time: 23:44
police on duty at the front desk
Explanation:
en turno = 'on duty'

The two police officers and the public defender laugh. .... It occurs at the agency´s front desk, known in Mexico as the barandilla and ends there ..... I was asked to report the state of the vehicles involved and to corroborate the ...
info8.juridicas.unam.mx/cont/mlawrns/1/arc/arc2.htm
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 20:44
Grading comment
Thanks very much - I had no clue on this one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1police on duty at the front desk
Muriel Vasconcellos
4duty desk or duty officer or officer on duty
Tom Bodine
4public prosecutor on duty
Mapi


  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
police on duty at the front desk


Explanation:
en turno = 'on duty'

The two police officers and the public defender laugh. .... It occurs at the agency´s front desk, known in Mexico as the barandilla and ends there ..... I was asked to report the state of the vehicles involved and to corroborate the ...
info8.juridicas.unam.mx/cont/mlawrns/1/arc/arc2.htm

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 20:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 468
Grading comment
Thanks very much - I had no clue on this one.

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agree  MarinaM
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Marina!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
duty desk or duty officer or officer on duty


Explanation:
The location (or person on duty at the time) in a police station or in the military that receives incoming calls/reports 24 hrs/day.

Tom Bodine
United States
Local time: 20:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public prosecutor on duty


Explanation:
See below link, it comes from the term 'barandilla' which refers to the desk where you find the 'agente de barandilla'


    Reference: http://info8.juridicas.unam.mx/pdf/mlawrns/cont/1/arc/arc2.p...
Mapi
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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