Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
circulation à bras
anglais translation:
point duty
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Feb 12, 2020 14:48
4 yrs ago
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français term
circulation à bras
français vers anglais
Autre
Sécurité
Policing
I would be grateful for suggestions for "circulation à bras."
This term appears in a press release concerning a new policing unit. The whole sentence is:
"Les fonctionnaires choisis, disposant d’une solide expérience, sont rompus à la pratique de la circulation à bras afin d’accentuer l’efficacité de cette unité. Pour assurer une réactivité optimale et réduire les temps de déplacement, les policiers de cette Unité sont dotés de cycles à assistance électrique."
I can find no reference to this term. Does it perhaps refer to riding a two-wheeled vehicle?
This term appears in a press release concerning a new policing unit. The whole sentence is:
"Les fonctionnaires choisis, disposant d’une solide expérience, sont rompus à la pratique de la circulation à bras afin d’accentuer l’efficacité de cette unité. Pour assurer une réactivité optimale et réduire les temps de déplacement, les policiers de cette Unité sont dotés de cycles à assistance électrique."
I can find no reference to this term. Does it perhaps refer to riding a two-wheeled vehicle?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | point duty |
B D Finch
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| 3 +3 | Manual traffic control |
Ben Gaia
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Change log
Feb 17, 2020 13:57: B D Finch Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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français term (edited):
la pratique de la circulation à bras
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point duty
https://www.monacochannel.mc/Chaines/Gouvernement-Princier/A...
"La mission principale de cette Unité est de veiller à la préservation et à l’amélioration du cadre de vie des résidents de la Principauté. Aussi, elle s’attache plus particulièrement à fluidifier la circulation et à lutter contre toute forme de nuisances sonores et d’incivilités."
The first photo shows a policeman on point duty and a bicycle parked on the pavement. It might mean that the policemen concerned are taken off normal point duty to form a sort of point duty and general civic behaviour flying squad, zooming to where they are needed on their electric bicycles. I trust that they keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times and refrain from doint wheelies!
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https://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d'actualité/pol...
Point Duty in the East End of London
A policeman on point duty at the junction of Commercial Road with the junction of East India Dock Road and West India Dock Road, stands on a mat, 11th January 1954. (Photo by Bela Zola/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Incredible how empty the road is in the photo, which makes one wonder why they needed a policeman on point duty.
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Here's a link that works for the photo above: https://bit.ly/2UMZQA7
"La mission principale de cette Unité est de veiller à la préservation et à l’amélioration du cadre de vie des résidents de la Principauté. Aussi, elle s’attache plus particulièrement à fluidifier la circulation et à lutter contre toute forme de nuisances sonores et d’incivilités."
The first photo shows a policeman on point duty and a bicycle parked on the pavement. It might mean that the policemen concerned are taken off normal point duty to form a sort of point duty and general civic behaviour flying squad, zooming to where they are needed on their electric bicycles. I trust that they keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times and refrain from doint wheelies!
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Note added at 19 hrs (2020-02-13 09:53:10 GMT)
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https://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d'actualité/pol...
Point Duty in the East End of London
A policeman on point duty at the junction of Commercial Road with the junction of East India Dock Road and West India Dock Road, stands on a mat, 11th January 1954. (Photo by Bela Zola/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Incredible how empty the road is in the photo, which makes one wonder why they needed a policeman on point duty.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2020-02-13 09:59:38 GMT)
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Here's a link that works for the photo above: https://bit.ly/2UMZQA7
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for your help. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much to everyone for your help, much appreciated.
"Point duty" seems to be correct:
Point duty: "the duties of a police officer or other official stationed at a junction to control traffic.""
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Manual traffic control
Non US English version
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Originally US jargon and grates on the ear of a native Briton.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-02-12 19:15:21 GMT)
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https://www.freethesaurus.com/traffic control
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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-02-12 19:08:39 GMT)
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Originally US jargon and grates on the ear of a native Briton.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-02-12 19:15:21 GMT)
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https://www.freethesaurus.com/traffic control
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: You mean "non UK", presumably.
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Well I am offering an international general English term, to my ear "point duty" is out of "Kojak".
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SafeTex
: Maybe it's me but I've never heard of "point duty" (or heard but forgotten it) while this makes complete sense to me
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NYPD Irish: "Ya screw dis up I'm gonna put you on point dooty for da rest of ya life!"
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B D Finch
: To my UK ears, manual traffic control sounds like police persons physically pushing cars around.
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Overthinking! I believe the Uk term is "directing traffic".
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