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DC

English translation: detective constable

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English term or phrase:DC
Selected answer:detective constable
Entered by: Dmytro Palets

11:40 Nov 23, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Human Resources / Police
English term or phrase: DC
What can DC as a rank of police officer stand for? There appears such a character as DC Hamish McPhee; the scene is laid in England, though (just in case it is relevant) the author uses American English.
Dmytro Palets
Local time: 19:04
detective constable
Explanation:
this is the rank of a police constable working in the detective divsion of the police, as oppposed to a regular pc = police constable

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-23 11:46:08 GMT)
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BBC - Drama - Inspector Lynley - Sharon Small as DC Havers
Discover more about Sharon Small, who plays DC Havers, in the BBC drama The Inspector
... to Detective Constable, after firing a flare gun at a colleague. ...
www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/sharon_small.shtml

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-23 11:47:29 GMT)
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actually promoted to permanently working as a detective, rather than assigned to assist the detective division/branch
Selected response from:

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 18:04
Grading comment
Prompt and convincing. Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +6Detective Constable
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +4detective constable
Dave Calderhead


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
dc
Detective Constable


Explanation:
Not very sure though

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 18:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Sure or not, you're right, and you got there first.
3 mins
  -> I'm all for a better answer given 1 minute later :) Thank you though!
agree  Dave Calderhead: Jack is correct, you pipped me, but I was busy typing my explanation (:-{)>
12 mins
  -> I didn't contribute anything that couldn't be found on the net in 1 minute flat, while you did :)
agree  Ian M-H (X)
13 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Tony M
15 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
3 hrs
agree  Romanian Translator (X)
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dc
detective constable


Explanation:
this is the rank of a police constable working in the detective divsion of the police, as oppposed to a regular pc = police constable

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-23 11:46:08 GMT)
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BBC - Drama - Inspector Lynley - Sharon Small as DC Havers
Discover more about Sharon Small, who plays DC Havers, in the BBC drama The Inspector
... to Detective Constable, after firing a flare gun at a colleague. ...
www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/sharon_small.shtml

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-23 11:47:29 GMT)
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actually promoted to permanently working as a detective, rather than assigned to assist the detective division/branch

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 18:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Prompt and convincing. Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
10 mins
  -> Thanks, Mikhail (:-{)>
agree  Tony M
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Dusty, (:-|)>
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
3 hrs
  -> Thanks (:-{)>
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marju.(:-{)>
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