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French translation: J'ai déjà enquêté sur des homicides

17:36 Feb 12, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / to work homicides
English term or phrase: I've worked homicides
Bonjour
Comment diriez-vous cela en français svp ?
Le contexte : un homme, policier de son métier, est arrêté pour le meurtre de sa petite amie, retrouvée morte à leur domicile. Il est interrogé par deux enquêteurs. A un moment il interrompt l'interrogatoire en leur disant cela "Listen, I've worked homicide. I know how critical are the first few hours in solving a case like this. So please, stop wasting our time" Merci pour vos idées !
soperilleux
Local time: 09:07
French translation:J'ai déjà enquêté sur des homicides
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Thierry Bonhomme
France
Local time: 09:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6J'ai déjà enquêté sur des homicides
Thierry Bonhomme
5 +4J'ai bossé à la Crim/Crime
Sophie Thereau (X)
4 +2j'ai enquêté sur des homicides
wolfheart
4 +2j'ai moi-même mené des enquêtes sur des meurtres
Daryo
4J'ai déjà fait des vacations à la crim'
jmleger
Summary of reference entries provided
I've worked narcotics, I've worked homicide
FX Fraipont (X)

Discussion entries: 7





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i've worked homicides
j'ai enquêté sur des homicides


Explanation:
par ex.

wolfheart
United States
Local time: 03:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ph_B (X): (chgt de commentaire après note Asker) ...enquêté sur des meurtres
50 mins
agree  jojoconde
5 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
i\'ve worked homicides
J'ai déjà enquêté sur des homicides


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Thierry Bonhomme
France
Local time: 09:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Rigler
1 min
agree  Anne JOST
8 mins
neutral  FX Fraipont (X): "Listen, I've worked [in the] homicide [department]"
30 mins
agree  Ph_B (X): (chgt de commentaire après note Asker) ...enquêté sur des meurtres
50 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
2 hrs
agree  Carine Desré-Crouch
2 days 15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i've worked homicides
J'ai déjà fait des vacations à la crim'


Explanation:
On dit pas Homicide(s) en français... sauf au Québec.

jmleger
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 159

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Germaine: Jamais entendu un flic parler de "vacations" en 20 ans de séries policières. Y a qu'un de mes avocats clients pour dire ça. Ce qu'on entend, c'est "j'étais aux stups" "j'étais à la crim"... pas de flafla.
2 days 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
j'ai moi-même mené des enquêtes sur des meurtres


Explanation:
the point he is making is that he knows what they should be doing.

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-12 18:51:34 GMT)
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whether "homicide" means the "police department in charge of .." or "investigations of ..." is secondary

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 112

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ph_B (X): Exactly. (chgt de commentaire après note Asker)
3 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Tony M
26 mins
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
i've worked homicides
J'ai bossé à la Crim/Crime


Explanation:
La Crim (ou Crime) est la brigade criminelle, l'équivalent du homicide department dans les séries U.S.

Attention !

Littéralement :

"I've worked homicideS" = "j'ai déjà enquêté sur des meurtres"
"I've worked homicide" = "j'ai déjà enquêté en tant que membre de la brigade qui s'occupe des meurtres"

Le faux sens est très facilement atteint ...

Ce genre de réplique c'est typique de Dexter, de The Wire ou de New York Unité Spéciale.

Sophie Thereau (X)
France
Local time: 09:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DLyons: Correct for the version of the ST you were given.
2 mins
agree  Gregory Lassale
2 mins
agree  Ph_B (X): Parfait./(Chgt de commentaire après note Asker) Sauf qu'on sait maintenant que le personnage n'y a pas bossé :-)
3 mins
agree  Tony M
21 mins
neutral  jmleger: mouais, ""J'ai bossé à" ce n'est pas de la langue administrative. Un flic demeure un fonctionnaire avant tout.
1 hr
  -> Hum, un flic qui parle à d'autres collègues utilise des répliques à la Shakespeare ??? C'est un flic de terrain, pas un burlingueux ...
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Reference comments


33 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: I've worked narcotics, I've worked homicide

Reference information:
Police officer leans on Catholic faith during Ferguson crisis

In those two weeks, I was called more things than in the 25 years I've been in this business," said Wall, who became a police officer in 1989 and joined the county force in 1998. "I've worked narcotics, I've worked homicide and I've never been talked to like that. Ever."
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404986.htm

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Ph_B (X): C'est censé être une réf ?
27 mins
agree  DLyons: Totally correct and not the same this as working on homicides.
30 mins
agree  Sheri P: Good example, actually. Agree with DLyons, the source text seems off. It's referring to the department.
36 mins
agree  Odile Raymond
2 hrs
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