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en garde à vue

16:24 Jul 1, 2007
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French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / the attacks in Britain
French term or phrase: en garde à vue
Les deux hommes, dont un a été grièvement brûlé lors de l’incident et se trouve dans un état critique, sont en garde à vue.
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 21:30


Summary of answers provided
4 +5in police custody
liz askew
4arrested
Charles Hawtrey (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
in police custody


Explanation:
Collins Robert

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber: or are being held in police custody....
23 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Richard Benham: It was the name of a film once, too.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ian Davies
17 hrs
agree  LJC (X)
22 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
arrested


Explanation:
Same meaning as "in custody" - an alternative that can be useful to keep headlines short. Both terms are used in www.telegraph.co.uk article headed 'Terror crackdown as doctors among arrests'

Charles Hawtrey (X)
Local time: 05:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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