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150 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Italian > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

brigadiere di servizio

Context:

Una mattina verso le nove, stavo preparando in ufficio il mio voluminoso pacco di...

Keywords:

...documenti da sottoporre alla firma dell'ammiraglio Pession, quando l'usciere mi annunciò la visita di uno straniero. "È un inglese," mi disse il brigadiere di servizio, schiacciando l'occhio.

 

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150 months ago

Francisco Santos  See profile wrote:

duty sergeant

My comment:

The same as "seargent on duty".

My references:

Used in "The General's Daughter", by Nelson DeMille.

150 months ago

Giorgio Vellani  See profile wrote:

seargent on duty

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150 months ago

Giorgio Vellani  See profile wrote:

contract sergeant

My comment:

I guess the opposition is: career sergeant (brigadiere di carriera) -- contract sergeant (brigadiere di servizio).

Hope it helps :o)