precincts

[US]/'priːsɪŋ(k)t/
[UK]/'prisɪŋkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. et afgrænset område inden for en by eller by for et specifikt formål eller med restriktioner, grænser eller begrænsninger; det umiddelbare omkringliggende område eller nærliggende forstæder

Phrases & Collocations

voting precinct

afstemningsområde

police precinct

politistation

precinct boundary

områdegrænse

precinct captain

områdeleder

Example Sentences

a pedestrian precinct

en gågade

the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.

de gådefulde områder i det gamle kloster.

It’s quiet within the precincts of the old college.

Det er stille inden for den gamle colleges område.

urban precincts from which through traffic would be excluded.

urbane områder, hvor gennem trafik ville blive udelukket.

Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.

Jagt er ikke tilladt inden for godsets område.

a former MP who still works in the precincts of the House.

en tidligere MP, der stadig arbejder inden for parlamentets område.

beyond the precincts of my own family I am quite inhibited.

uden for min egen families område er jeg ret hæmmet.

Women aren't allowed within the precincts of this men's club.

Kvinder er ikke tilladt inden for dette herreklubs område.

Real-world Examples

Come on, there's a precinct two blocks away.

Kom nu, der er en politistation to blokke væk.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

I left the precinct. I went to the subway.

Jeg forlod politistationen. Jeg tog til metroen.

Source: English little tyrant

We should take him to the precinct.

Vi burde tage ham til politistationen.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Officer Jones is from the Richmond precinct.

Betjent Jones er fra Richmond politistation.

Source: Volume 2

Ok. This device has a direct line into the precinct.

Okay. Denne enhed har en direkte forbindelse til politistationen.

Source: Arrow Season 1

Most precinct caucuses ran smoothly across the state.

De fleste politistationsmøder forløb problemfrit i hele staten.

Source: New York Times

We should have all the precinct cameras.

Vi burde have alle politistationens kameraer.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

You can take it here in the precinct.

Du kan tage det her på politistationen.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Sir, we have the precinct surrounded.

Sir, vi har omringet politistationen.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Our second movie was for our local precinct which is the 114 Precinct which is on Astoria Boulevard.

Vores anden film var til vores lokale politistation, som er den 114. politistation, der ligger på Astoria Boulevard.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

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