مقتعدي الطرقات

English translation: Police informers /detectives

05:47 Dec 22, 2023
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: مقتعدي الطرقات
Hi everyone,

Does this mean roadside squatters?


وجملة من مقتعدي الطرقات والسياح يغزون المكان، ونحن
جالسان في ظل المقهى.

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Saliha18
Local time: 06:49
English translation:Police informers /detectives
Explanation:
Police informer
police detectives

The informer is a human source of information that assists police officers in their work. The informer is generally a lay person with no recognized qualifications and no rules of guidelines to obey. The police officer that handles that informer is regarded as a professional.
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Heba Abed
Egypt
Local time: 08:49
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4street dwellers
Eyas Youssef
4Police informers /detectives
Heba Abed
3Wanders
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street dwellers


Explanation:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=what are street dwellers &qs=n...

Eyas Youssef
Iraq
Local time: 08:49
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Wanders


Explanation:
Wanders

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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Police informers /detectives


Explanation:
Police informer
police detectives

The informer is a human source of information that assists police officers in their work. The informer is generally a lay person with no recognized qualifications and no rules of guidelines to obey. The police officer that handles that informer is regarded as a professional.


    https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/police-informerhandler-relationship-it-really-unique#:~:text=The%20informer%20is%20a%20h
Heba Abed
Egypt
Local time: 08:49
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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