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Cell Van

Arabic translation: شاحنة بخلية/شاحنة ذات خلية


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English term or phrase:Cell van
Arabic translation:شاحنة بخلية/شاحنة ذات خلية
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00:11 Jul 13, 2003
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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / vehicles
English term or phrase: Cell Van
....the cell van offers police forces a safe and durable work vehicle. Its transparent and shock-resistant cell door allows police squad agents to keep an eye on the cell interior while simultaneously being protected against aggression
XXpert
Local time: 12:43
شّاحنة بخليّة
Explanation:
زنزانة
زِنْزانَة
اســــــــــــم زِنْزَانَةٌ ( في سِجْن)

prison cell , dungeon , cell , oubliette
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shoimas
Local time: 05:43
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شكرا جزيلا للجميع
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5شاحنة بزنزانة
muhammad turman
4 +2عربة خلية شرطة، عربة وحدة شرطةFuad Yahya
4 +2ســــيارة ســجن
Saleh Ayyub
4شّاحنة بخليّة
shoimas
1 +1سيارة مساجين
Shazly


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ســــيارة ســجن


Explanation:
ســــيارة مزودة بخــلية ســجن

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Note added at 2003-07-13 00:29:10 (GMT)
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او فـان ســجن

Saleh Ayyub
Local time: 21:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ghassan al-Alem
18 hrs
  -> Thanks ..ghassan al-Alem

agree  ALI HASAN: سيارة سجناء
22 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
شاحنة بزنزانة


Explanation:
شاحنة مزودة بزنزانة

muhammad turman
United States
Local time: 05:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mumtaz
34 mins
  -> Thanks Mumtaz

agree  sarsam
37 mins
  -> Thanks sarsam

agree  sktrans
49 mins
  -> Thanks sktrans

agree  Amer al-Azem
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Amer

agree  ALI HASAN
22 hrs
  -> Thanks Ali
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
سيارة مساجين


Explanation:
سيارة مساجين مجهزة

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Note added at 2003-07-14 04:11:23 (GMT)
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Please note that Fuel Cell Van is also another van that generate electricity by combining oxygen from the air with hydrogen. This can be supplied to the fuel cell in a number of ways.

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 11:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 65

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agree  ALI HASAN
19 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
شّاحنة بخليّة


Explanation:
زنزانة
زِنْزانَة
اســــــــــــم زِنْزَانَةٌ ( في سِجْن)

prison cell , dungeon , cell , oubliette


shoimas
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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شكرا جزيلا للجميع
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
عربة خلية شرطة، عربة وحدة شرطة


Explanation:
There are two issues here: cell and van.

1. Cell: All of my colleagues seem to have treated the word "cell" here as a prison cell. I have never heard of a prisoner transport van referred to as a "cell van." I believe that the cell in question here is a police force unit. It could be used for surveillance (stakeout) or other purposes. This does not preclude prisoner transport, but I don't think this is its main function, because the name does not clearly indicate that.

2. Van: There does not seem to be a satisfactory Arabic word for "van." The word فان is widely used, so it is safe, but there are alternatives. The closest approximation would be حافلة ("bus"). I would use a generic term like عربة and let the accompanying description take care of the specifics.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

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agree  alhanash
1 day11 hrs

agree  AhmedAMS
18 days
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