snakehead

Romanian translation: traficant de imigranti ilegali

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English term or phrase:snakehead
Romanian translation:traficant de imigranti ilegali
Entered by: Tudorel Ilie

10:34 Oct 8, 2009
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Human Resources / trafic de persoane
English term or phrase: snakehead
apare intr-un context referitor la traficul cu forta de munca din tarile sarace in cele bogate
Tudorel Ilie
Romania
Local time: 04:49
traficant de imigranti ilegali
Explanation:
O alta idee...
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Oana Bunea
Romania
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4traficant de oameni
Claudia Nystrand
5capul / seful retelei
wordbridge
4traficant de imigranti ilegali
Oana Bunea


  

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traficant de oameni


Explanation:
snakeheads- (Chinese: 蛇頭; pinyin: shé tóu) are Chinese gangs that smuggle people to other countries. They are found in the Fujian region of China and smuggle their customers into wealthier Western countries in Western Europe, North America or Australasia.

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-10-08 11:21:04 GMT)
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Sau mai bine traficant de persoane.

Claudia Nystrand
Finland
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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agree  George C.: da, de persoane :)
42 mins
  -> Multumesc, solarstone.

agree  Denise Idel
3 hrs
  -> Multumesc, Denise.

agree  Andra Parvu: yup, traficant de persoane ;)
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  -> Multumesc, Andra.

agree  Tradeuro Language Services
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traficant de imigranti ilegali


Explanation:
O alta idee...

Oana Bunea
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capul / seful retelei


Explanation:
capul retelei de trafic uman sau capul gruparii criminale... depinde de context

snakehead - definitia din URBAN DICTIONARY

Snakeheads are Chinese gangs which smuggle people to other countries. They appear often especially in the Fujian region of China and smuggle their "customers" often into more wealthy Western countries like the United Kingdom or the United States.

The name snakehead comes from the people being smuggled, often called "man-snake" in the Chinese language. The people who organize the smuggling are therefore called snakeheads (head of (man-)snakes), which is in fact a word-by-word translation of the Chinese term.

Example:

"Early this morning, police raided a snakehead flophouse in East London."


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snakehead
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