Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

opspore

English translation:

locate (and arrest)

Added to glossary by vrede (X)
Feb 6, 2007 03:50
17 yrs ago
Danish term

opspore

Danish to English Social Sciences Anthropology
De klager samtidig over, at det lokale politi forsømmer opgaven med at opspore og anholde ballademagere, fordi...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 locate (and arrest)
5 +3 track down
5 +1 track

Proposed translations

+2
8 hrs
Selected

locate (and arrest)

Often used when looking for criminals or potental criminals
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp : Yea, if one wanted to be more specific, this is the phrase to use.
17 hrs
Mange tak Charles!
agree farmor : The word 'spore' is indeed track, but for translation purposes, the correct term is locate.
4 days
Mange tak "farmor"
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. Luis"
+1
9 mins

track

You can also use "trace".
Hope this helps.... :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Christine Andersen : Good for the glossary, as track and trace are frequently used for 'opspore' though in this particular context I think I would go for 'track down' (in UK English).
4 hrs
tak Christine
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+3
1 hr

track down

agree with track, to find, but I would say "track down"

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-02-06 07:51:38 GMT)
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I am guessing that this is referring to "unge mennesker hvem optræder aggressivt og voldeligt:"
Peer comment(s):

agree Sven Petersson
1 hr
Thanks Sven - !
agree Diarmuid Kennan
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree Eliza-Anna
2 hrs
Thanks Eliza-Anna
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