trinh sát ngoại tuyến

English translation: undercover detective or unmarked policeman

09:52 Sep 11, 2010
Vietnamese to English translations [PRO]
Law (general) / Policing
Vietnamese term or phrase: trinh sát ngoại tuyến
Để bắt giữ tội phạm thành công, có một phần rất lớn công sức của trinh sát ngoại tuyến. Họ thuộc lực lượng đặc biệt của Công An, có thể hoá trang thành bất cứ thành phần xã hội nào… để đeo bám đối tượng trên từng cây số.
Hien Luu
Vietnam
Local time: 08:11
English translation:undercover detective or unmarked policeman
Explanation:
"Undercover detectives are police officers or private investigators who assume a false identity in order to unearth clues, observe someone or obtain information secretly."



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5 +1undercover policeman
Pham Hoa Hiep
5undercover detective or unmarked policeman
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undercover policeman


Explanation:
The best equivalent in this case might be " undercover" or "underground policeman". I doubt if we can be more specific in this case.

Example sentence(s):
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Pham Hoa Hiep
Vietnam
Native speaker of: Vietnamese

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undercover detective or unmarked policeman


Explanation:
"Undercover detectives are police officers or private investigators who assume a false identity in order to unearth clues, observe someone or obtain information secretly."






    Reference: http://www.ehow.com/how_6329085_become-undercover-detective....
    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=undercover%20...
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