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verkeersregelaar

08:36 Aug 24, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Dutch term or phrase: verkeersregelaar
I can't decide if this should be a traffic warden or not.
These people just direct traffic in the case of road works and road closures.
Gerard Scanlan


Summary of answers provided
4traffic director
Baudewijn Pronk
4traffic controller
David Walker (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
traffic director


Explanation:
typically a traffic warden is a parking enforcer. Traffic director is a more acurate term.

Baudewijn Pronk
Japan
Local time: 04:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Your input was a great help in steering me to the decison I finally made to use 'traffic steward'. I felt that director made the job too important it would be like calling someone a traffic officer which would suggest they were in the police force. Thanks again.

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
traffic controller


Explanation:
Google translates it as traffic controller and I se no reason to disagree. If this is UK English then traffic warden is definitely not the right translation.

David Walker (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  W Schouten: word of warning it can also be a traffic policeman depending on the context
1 hr
disagree  Double Dutch: Thank you all for your input. We have decided to use the term 'traffic steward' as although it is a context sensitive term, so a policeman or woman could be a verkeersregelaar, this is not the most common situation. It is also not the case here.
1 hr
  -> You cannot disagree if it is a valid translation of the term. The most you can do is add a neutral comment that it doesn't apply in your situation.
neutral  writeaway: who is the "we" referring to in the big red disagree???
6 hrs
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