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desk sergeant

Portuguese translation: policial de plantão

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English term or phrase:	desk sergeant
Portuguese translation:	policial de plantão
Entered by:	Lilian Magalhães

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03:30 Sep 21, 2011

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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / programa de TV policial

English term or phrase: desk sergeant

Noun 1. desk sergeant - the police sergeant on duty in a police station
deskman, station keeper
police sergeant, sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant

It was a holiday weekend, everybody wanted to get home.
Call the desk sergeants, see what sector crews were on patrol.

Lilian Magalhães KudoZ activity Questions: 2977 (6 open) (2 without valid answers) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 41
Local time: 14:38

sargento de plantão

Explanation:
Normalmente um sargento é responsavel pelo plantão policial

Selected response from:

Spiridon
Brazil
Local time: 14:38

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

sargento em serviço/de atendimento na esquadra

Nick Taylor

sargento de plantão

Spiridon

oficial de policia

Maria Elizabeth Miceli

Answers

4 hrs confidence:

oficial de policia

Explanation:
Policial que numa delegacia recebe as pessoas na entrada da delegacia e da' informaçoes. Na verdade, é uma terminologia generica, assim, traduzi como acima. Provavelmente, os link abaixo poderao te ajudar mais.
http://www.diariodeumpm.net/2008/04/03/postos-e-graduacoes-s...

Reference: http://www.rcsd.net/comm/desksgt.htm
Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegacia

Maria Elizabeth Miceli
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Portuguese

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

sargento em serviço/de atendimento na esquadra

Explanation:
sargento em serviço/de atendimento na esquadra

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

6 hrs confidence:

sargento de plantão

Explanation:
Normalmente um sargento é responsavel pelo plantão policial

Spiridon
Brazil
Local time: 14:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 19

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