Aug 6, 2009 22:40
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term

الدرك

Arabic to English Other Government / Politics
can i say it is the police or sherif? or is there a more suitable word in english? Pascale

Discussion

nevine ibrahim Aug 7, 2009:
rural police in rural areas the --درك
or the rural police will keep law and order .

Proposed translations

+1
5 mins

gendarmerie

Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Ghazal : Also gendarmery
11 mins
disagree Saoussane : This is a French word
4 hrs
agree Abdelmonem Samir
9 hrs
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20 mins

Constabulary

It is a police force to maintain order in a particular area especially rural areas.
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4 hrs

Provostship/constabulary

In charge of security within the district
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12 hrs

Police force

This is a common term used in the middle eastern countries,(for police force0 probably of Turkish origin
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3 days 13 hrs

the police

you are right: the police will do just fine! :)
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