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21:42 Apr 8, 2010
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Police
Spanish term or phrase: servicio de pautas
This is the context: Cuando te incorporas a la jefatura de XXXX todos los policías de nuevo ingreso son destinados al servicio de pautas.

"When you join the XXX police headquarters, all incoming officers are destined to............................?" Any suggestions please?
Eileen Brophy
Local time: 04:39


Summary of answers provided
3 +1orientation servicesVictoria Frazier
4state officer registry / occurrences register
imatahan
3staff servicebits
Summary of reference entries provided
Oxford Superlexbits

Discussion entries: 4





  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
orientation services


Explanation:
This is just a shot in the dark, but I am thinking that maybe what they mean is that the rookies are directed to (attend?) orientation services (obviously to receive orientation or "pautas").

Victoria Frazier
Local time: 21:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Mirtha Grotewold
8 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
staff service


Explanation:
For new officers, they would be first used in working with staff until further oriented, do you think?

bits
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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state officer registry / occurrences register


Explanation:
http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/collection/police.asp#station

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history/policing/police-archives-...

I've thought about the registry in police stations.

imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Reference comments


9 hrs
Reference: Oxford Superlex

Reference information:
Oxford dictionary "pautas" pauta f
1 (norma, guía) guideline; establecieron las pautas a seguir they established the guidelines o
criteria to be followed; las pautas de comportamiento que les fueron inculcadas the
rules o norms of behavior that were instilled in them; marcó pautas que muchos otros
escritores siguieron he established guidelines o a model which many other writers
followed; eso me dio la pauta de lo que había pasado that gave me a clue as to what had
happened
2 a (de un papel) lines (pl)
b (Esp) tb pauta de libro bookmark
3 (Chi) (pentagrama) stave, staff

bits
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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