Police are seeking to prevent crime, not just arrest those who have committed crimes. in Tetun
Polísia buka atu prevene kriminalidade, la'ós de'it atu kaer ema ne'ebé mak halo ona krime.
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This Tetun (Tetum) translation comes from a curated 2,500-phrase parallel corpus drawn from the official tetun.org dictionary by Catharina Williams-van Klinken. Tetun is one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste alongside Portuguese.
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Related phrases
- Anyone who has committed a crime must submit to the judicial process.Ema ne'ebé halo krime tenke submete ba prosesu justisa.
- Please speak with our police agent about the crime that you saw yesterday.Favór ida ko'alia ho ami nia ajente kona ba krime ne'ebé ita boot haree horiseik.
- You're just sitting there like a boss, not working, just waiting to be fed!Ó tuur hanesan bos de'it, la hatene halo servisu, hein han de'it!
- You are only just three months pregnant, so walk slowly to prevent a miscarriage.Mana isin rua foin fulan tolu, nune'e di'ak liu la'o neneik, prevene labarik monu.
- Mr. Eduardo committed corruption related crime while he held the position of secretary general.Sr. Eduardo komete krime korupsaun bainhira nia kaer kargu nu'udar sekretáriu jerál.
- Fretilin insisted that the legislation should not include amnesty for people who committed serious crimes.Fretilín insiste katak lejizlasaun ne'e la bele inklui amnistia ba ema ne'ebé komete krime grave.