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11:21 Aug 24, 2010

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Spanish term or phrase: Gendarme / Gendarmería

¿Alguien conoce el equivalente en inglés para estos términos en el contexto de Argentina?

Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
Una Fuerza de Seguridad, de naturaleza Militar con características de Fuerza Intermedia, que cumple su misión y sus funciones en el marco de la Seguridad Interior, Defensa Nacional y apoyo a la Política Exterior.
Por fuerza intermedia entendemos una organizacion con estado militar con capacidades para disuadir y responder amenazas, crisis, contingencias e incidentes en los ámbitos de la Seguridad Interior y de la Defensa Nacional, generando aptitudes para su empeño en operaciones de Apoyo a la Política Exterior de la Nación.
Depende del Ministerio de Justicia, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos, integrando el Sistema de Seguridad Interior previsto en la Ley Nº 24.059 e integra el Sistema de Defensa Nacional conforme a lo normado en la Ley Nº 23.554.

chuperal75

English translation:Gendarmerie

Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendarmerie_(Argentina)

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-08-24 11:28:25 GMT)
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it is originally a French word, and most languages did not change much about pronunciation or the way it is written down

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-08-24 11:36:06 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendarmerie_(Argentina) for some reason first link does not work,

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-08-24 11:37:13 GMT)
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hmmm , neither the second, put a parenthesis after it or just follow
the "did you mean" link

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János Untener
Hungary
Local time: 04:40

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

National Police

Lisa McCarthy

Border police or guards

patinba

Gendarmerie

János Untener

National Guard

spanishwords

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

National Police

Explanation:
or Gendarmarie as János says.

Snow storm strands hundreds of drivers on Argentina-Chile border ...
20 Jun 2009 ... Spokesmen from the **Argentina National Police** said that though in the last hours the conditions had improved, the bad weather continued and ...
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/.../6682649.html - Cached - Similar

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M1879 Argentine Remington
E.N. = Ejercito National = National Army (To distinguish from **National Police**). More M1879 Argentine Remington "Patria" Pics: page built 5/31/97 ...
www.militaryrifles.com/Argentina/79Patria.htm - Cached

Drugs cartel used pensioners to smuggle cocaine - Telegraph
16 Feb 2009 ... said a source from *Argentina's national police**. "They would fly to Peru or India and collect the drugs there; cocaine in Peru, ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Drugs-cartel-used-pensioners-to-smu... - Similar

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 04:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 mins confidence:

Gendarmerie

János Untener
Hungary
Local time: 04:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

Border police or guards

Explanation:
Although currently used for other policing purposes, this body was created as a national border guard force. The nationwide police force is the Policia Federal (Federal Police Force - not National)

See Wikipedia:

The Argentine National Gendarmerie (Gendarmería Nacional Argentina; GNA) is the gendarmerie and corps of border guards of Argentina.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 day4 hrs confidence:

National Guard

Explanation:
I believe that the equivalent to Gendarmería in the US is the National Guard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_the_United_St...

The National Guard web page has more recruiting info than about what they do, but you can check it out too.

spanishwords
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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