Rigspolitiet

English translation: (Danish) National Police

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Danish term or phrase:Rigspolitiet
English translation:(Danish) National Police
Entered by: Michele Fauble

07:55 Jul 8, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politiet
Danish term or phrase: Rigspolitiet
Der er sådan set ingen sammenhæng. Jeg vil bare gerne vide, hvad politiets officielle navn, "Rigspolitiet" kaldes på engelsk...?
Mette Kragholm (X)
Local time: 22:26
(Danish) National Police
Explanation:
According to the Danish National Police (Rigspolitiet) exchanges of fingerprints of asylum seekers are taking place "without problems" on a bilateral basis ...
www.fecl.org/circular/5407.htm
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 14:26
Grading comment
This is, of course, the correct answer, according to the Danish Police themselves. My brain must have had a momentary shut-down in the Spanish heat wave... could have thought of looking at their web site myself...:-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4(Danish) National Police
Michele Fauble
4 +1The National Commission of the Danish Police
Eliza-Anna


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(Danish) National Police


Explanation:
According to the Danish National Police (Rigspolitiet) exchanges of fingerprints of asylum seekers are taking place "without problems" on a bilateral basis ...
www.fecl.org/circular/5407.htm

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 14:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is, of course, the correct answer, according to the Danish Police themselves. My brain must have had a momentary shut-down in the Spanish heat wave... could have thought of looking at their web site myself...:-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jérôme Haushalter: http://www.politi.dk/en/servicemenu/home/ ;)
0 min
  -> thanks

agree  Erik Macki: Rigspolitiet's own Web site uses this term on their English-language Web site, as Jerome indicates. I wouldn't use another term--this might lead to confusion.
11 hrs
  -> Good point, thanks.

agree  Helen Johnson: Also in L&H
1 day 1 hr
  -> thanks

agree  Eliza-Anna: Well, I have come round to agreeing with you! Cheers:)
1 day 3 hrs
  -> thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The National Commission of the Danish Police


Explanation:
I am sure this is correct. I looked up in Dansk - Engelsk Institutionsnavne which seems to confirm it. It also 'googles' well.

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): Vinterberg & Bodelsen's dictionary/
3 hrs
  -> Tak:)

neutral  Erik Macki: This is a defensible translation given the dictionary and glossary sources, but I would be less reluctant to use this if the term actually appeared on the English-language version of Rigspolitiet's own Web site (it doesn't).
10 hrs
  -> Yep, take your point there and I think I agree with you.

neutral  Michele Fauble: Google results - 496 for "Danish National Police", 70 for "National Commission of the Danish Police"
21 hrs
  -> Yes, I agree with you after having thought about it and done more research.
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