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billy club

Romanian translation: (baston de tip) tonfă

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English term or phrase:billy club
Romanian translation:(baston de tip) tonfă
Entered by: swetalitv

14:28 Jan 20, 2008
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
English term or phrase: billy club
This is a stick that policemen carry. Is there a Romanian word for it?
swetalitv
Local time: 15:17
(baston de tip) tonfă
Explanation:
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Cristian Brinza
Romania
Local time: 15:17
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4(baston de tip) tonfă
Cristian Brinza
5măciucă, bâtă
Dasa Suciu
4 +1baston de cauciuc
Raluca Manea


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(baston de tip) tonfă


Explanation:
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Cristian Brinza
Romania
Local time: 15:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  anamaria bulgariu
22 mins
  -> Mulţumesc frumos.
agree  Irina Adams: exact
23 mins
  -> Mulţumesc frumos.
agree  Cristina Butas
1 hr
  -> Mulţumesc frumos.
agree  wordbridge
2 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc frumos.
agree  Lia Sabau
2 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc frumos.
neutral  Dasa Suciu: Tonfa îmi pare un tip special de baston de luptă adoptat şi de poliţişti, care are un mâner.
2 hrs
disagree  Jonah Hex: side-handle baton = tonfa
3 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
măciucă, bâtă


Explanation:
De mare ajutor pentru poliţişti !
Sinonim cu truncheon.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_(law_enforcement)
    Reference: http://www.hallo.ro/search.do?query=truncheon+
Dasa Suciu
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
baston de cauciuc


Explanation:
yes, i found that is the club carried by police officers.

Example sentence(s):
  • He clubbed down the perpetrator with his billy, your honor!
Raluca Manea
Romania
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonah Hex: corect
2 hrs
neutral  Dasa Suciu: Nu este neapărat din cauciuc.
3 hrs
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