Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 14, 2008 13:26
15 yrs ago
Engels term
wrap
Homework / test
Engels naar Nederlands
Juridisch / patenten
Juridisch (algemeen)
A police interview which forms part of the preparatory papers for the Metropolitan Police Exam contains the following ;
'We found in your jacket a wrap of what we suspect is cocaine'
The best I can think of is:
'We hebben in uw jas een kleine hoeveelheid poeder gevonden, wat wij ervan verdenken cocaine te zijn.'
What do you think?
There are a fair few terms which I would love to hear suggestions for. Or can anyone point me towards a resource they think might be particularly useful for this exam? Anywhere to find witness statements and such in Dutch? If not, I'll put a list up, and anyone with the time and inclination can enter their suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Also, if anyone is thinking of taking the exam as well, I would be delighted to have a study partner.
'We found in your jacket a wrap of what we suspect is cocaine'
The best I can think of is:
'We hebben in uw jas een kleine hoeveelheid poeder gevonden, wat wij ervan verdenken cocaine te zijn.'
What do you think?
There are a fair few terms which I would love to hear suggestions for. Or can anyone point me towards a resource they think might be particularly useful for this exam? Anywhere to find witness statements and such in Dutch? If not, I'll put a list up, and anyone with the time and inclination can enter their suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Also, if anyone is thinking of taking the exam as well, I would be delighted to have a study partner.
Proposed translations
(Nederlands)
| 4 +6 | pakje |
Max Nuijens
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| 3 | verpakking |
Katja van Hellemond
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Change log
Oct 14, 2008 13:29: Jacqueline van der Spek changed "Language pair" from "Nederlands naar Engels" to "Engels naar Nederlands"
Proposed translations
+6
5 min
Max Nuijens
Nederland
Nederland
Native in Nederlands
Nederland
Energy & Environment, MSc
Native in: Nederlands (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: Engels naar Nederlands, Russisch naar Nederlands
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
pakje
www.mijnwoordenboek.nl weet onder de afdeling "Mens, Cultuur en Religie" het volgende de melden:
EN: wrap, bag
NL: pakje
Definitie: (Engels) Packet of drugs containing a small amount of heroin bought or sold,enough for between one or three "hits"
Definitie: (Nederlands) Een standaarddosis heroïne("een pakje van een geeltje")
http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/vertalen.php
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-14 13:38:50 GMT)
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should be: "... het volgende Te melden:"
Your example is about cocaine. When cocaine is distributed in lumps rather than powder in a wrap/bag/packet mij answer is perhaps not so appropriate as I thought.
And a further explanation, in the case you are not familiar with the expression "een geeltje": this is the 25 guilder banknote that was worth about EUR 10 in pre-2000 Holland.
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-10-14 13:48:53 GMT)
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"We hebben een pakje in uw jas gevonden, waarvan we denken dat het cocaine is." could work in this particular situation.
Do not say: "wat we ervan verdenken", because verdenken usually refers to a person rather than a thing/object. As in "We verdenken u ervan cocaine in bezit te hebben".
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-10-15 17:59:34 GMT)
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Well, pakje could refer to many things. Just as well to 2 grams with a piece of paper folded around it, so don't worry about postal connotations.
Please press the "Select this answer" button, and I will receive my award! ;-)
Thanks,
EN: wrap, bag
NL: pakje
Definitie: (Engels) Packet of drugs containing a small amount of heroin bought or sold,enough for between one or three "hits"
Definitie: (Nederlands) Een standaarddosis heroïne("een pakje van een geeltje")
http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/vertalen.php
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-14 13:38:50 GMT)
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should be: "... het volgende Te melden:"
Your example is about cocaine. When cocaine is distributed in lumps rather than powder in a wrap/bag/packet mij answer is perhaps not so appropriate as I thought.
And a further explanation, in the case you are not familiar with the expression "een geeltje": this is the 25 guilder banknote that was worth about EUR 10 in pre-2000 Holland.
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Note added at 22 mins (2008-10-14 13:48:53 GMT)
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"We hebben een pakje in uw jas gevonden, waarvan we denken dat het cocaine is." could work in this particular situation.
Do not say: "wat we ervan verdenken", because verdenken usually refers to a person rather than a thing/object. As in "We verdenken u ervan cocaine in bezit te hebben".
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-10-15 17:59:34 GMT)
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Well, pakje could refer to many things. Just as well to 2 grams with a piece of paper folded around it, so don't worry about postal connotations.
Please press the "Select this answer" button, and I will receive my award! ;-)
Thanks,
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. Very much appreciated. One concern would be that for me 'pakje' conjures up the image of a postal package full of cocaine whilst a wrap would never be more than a gram or two. Or is 'pakje' a standard expression for this small quantity? And thanks for the 'verdenken' note. And the 'bevatten' note. Thanks for all the help! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
6 min
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Nederlands
Works in field
Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
Native in: Nederlands
Works in: Engels naar Nederlands, Nederlands naar Engels, Portugees naar Nederlands, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
verpakking
'een verpakking cocaine' is a term frequently used in newspaper articles, probably derived from the verb to wrap = inpakken.
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