English term
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian, English to Ukrainian
welfare
DC *** confirmed no questions asked outside a formal interview.
Welfare discussed & no issues raised.
Rights to free & independent legal advice explained & exercised.
This is a text from the beginning of the document (record of interview) to be translated. It describes the procedures performed at the beginning of the interview.
I would like to understand what is the meaning of welfare here?
Thank you!
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philgoddard
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Apr 20, 2020 00:13: AllegroTrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): Susan Welsh
Non-PRO (3): Edith Kelly, Yvonne Gallagher, AllegroTrans
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wellbeing
I'm guessing that you may have posted this because you weren't sure if it meant government benefits, another definition of the word. That is not the case here.
Welfare
the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/welfare
| Thank you! You are right, I wasn't sure about exact meaning here. |
| Thank you for help and for the support in the issue with non-PRO questions. Really, something very natural for you may be very complex to undestand appropriately for somebody who live somewhere in other country. Best regards, Igor |
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adel almergawy
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Evgeniya Staykova
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Rodrigo Gonçalves
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Youssef Chabat
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Irina Solodova
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Edith Kelly
: Non-Pro means that the bilingual man on the street knows the answer. No dictionary needed. Igor simply is not bilingual - nothing wrong with this - Phil, do you consider yourself as a true bilingual? Easy to say yes, difficult to say the truth
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Thanks! Arguably there's no such thing as a non-pro English-English question, because the "bilingual person without a dictionary" test doesn't apply. I can see why Igor posted this. // You can't be bilingual in English :-)
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Daryo
: very likely - but we don't know WHAT KIND of "interview" this is // depending of the institution conducting the interview it could also mean "welfare" as in "state benefits" // occasionally, this kind of "obvious" meaning can be a nasty trap.
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Would it really hurt to agree with someone just once? I do it all the time, and it gives me a nice warm, fuzzy feeling. You should try it some time.
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AllegroTrans
: Predictable "neutral" above. Even without more context, I think it's safe to concude that the word has its everyday meaning
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Not that predictable - he/she usually disagrees! Thanks.
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Ali Sharifi
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Of course there is non pro in English -English PAIR as it is (or should be) about English natives either knowing or not knowing the answers. And you've often voted (other answers) non Pro!
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Discussion
I can add only that the person interviewed is a 59 yer-old man and interview lasted for 2 hours. Perhaps the officer really wondered if he is OK to be interviewed.
Yes, this is from a police interview in the UK, DC is detective constable
What "DC ***" stands for? "Detective Constable ***"? In which case it would be a police interview in UK, and "welfare" would be the "wellbeing" of the person being interviewed.
Without this "little detail", you leave a small probability of getting it completely wrong.