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vocabulary questions for natives or anyone who knows the answer
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monder78
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vocabulary questions for natives or anyone who knows the answer
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Hello 1. I �ve been searching for� the� word I am asking�about� �and frankly speaking I am not sure if� in� the�English-spreaking countries� traffic cops� use� the device to make the road users stop� their cars. To� give you an idea of � what I mean you willl find a picture�below (picture one) .The traffic cop is holding� the device in�his right� hand
�We in Poland� call it lollipop� as it� resembles the sweet. � 2. Do you��have in English any�slang �word � for� bus conductor ? we call the person canary, yes� like the bird 3. What about� a slang� word �for radar like� that in the picture 2�� we call� it dryer. � Thx in advance � � �f  photo 1 � 
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9 Nov 2016
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Apodo
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Photo1.-Our police don �t use those.They just hold up their hand. Photo 2. - Speed gun, (Revenue raiser LOL) |
9 Nov 2016
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redcamarocruiser
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Our police men do not use lollipops. They raise their hand. Construction workers may use http://www.fleetsafety.com/led-slow-stop-traffic-control-sign-tcs/ Our buses don �t have conductors. I am unaware of a slang term for the radar device. Is it used to estimate the speed of oncoming cars? It looks like a speed gun.
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9 Nov 2016
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gisabjunkes
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Hi,in Brazil we call "dryer" like (hair dryer). I don �t know why, but the say: "The "man" are with the dryer today" like a slang!!! kkk |
10 Nov 2016
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douglas
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1) lollipop or "traffic lollipop" (not generally used in the USA) 2) 3) Radar gun
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10 Nov 2016
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Jayho
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1. Our constabulary just use their hand, or if it is nighttime, an illuminated type of baton. They wave (polite word) or pull you over
2. We don �t have bus or train conductors. Most tickets are automated these days.
3. Speed gun, radar gun, handheld radar. The slang word in my neck of the woods is �speed trap�. There is a speed trap on xx rd (meaning a handheld or a mobile speed camera [on a tripod or located in a car] ] as compared to fixed speed cameras). We all hope that we don�t get done meaning not get caught.
Cheers
Jayho |
10 Nov 2016
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douglas
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I did some more research and the "lollipops" are also called a "stop sign" (even though the hand-held ones are not well known by this name so people will think you mean a "real" stop sign attcahed to a post). |
11 Nov 2016
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FrauSue
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I don �t think we have a word for the "lollipop" in the UK - it �s not something policemen use much. "Handheld stop sign" would explain it effectively. Bus conductors are sometimes called "ticket inspectors." They aren �t seen very often any more, although you still nearly always have a ticket inspector on UK trains. An old-fashioned slang phrase for a bus conductor is "clippie." ( https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/clippie) The device in your second picture is a "speed gun." In the UK, we call a fixed speed camera at the side of the road a "Gatso" ( https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gatso) but I don �t think there is a specific slang phrase for a handheld gun. |
11 Nov 2016
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Jayho
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FrauSue, we have Gatso �s too. Gatso is a brand. We also have Multanovas, a Swiss brand. I can tell you from personal experience that the Multanova has a very good camera lens and I wasn �t smiling when it flashed me! |
11 Nov 2016
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