Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

faltas de conformidad

English translation:

defects

Added to glossary by Comunican
Nov 23, 2019 17:18
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term

faltas de conformidad

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) Online shop
"Todos los productos nuevos que adquieras en el Sitio Web, están cubiertos por una garantía legal de dos (2) años frente a las faltas de conformidad en virtud de lo previsto en el Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007, de 16 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley General para la Defensa de los Consumidores y Usuarios y otras leyes complementarias (en adelante, “Ley General para la Defensa de los Consumidores y Usuarios”)."

I know what this means but not exactly sure of the perfect English equivalent.... "failure to comply to standards"?

What do others think, please?
Thanks

Discussion

Comunican (asker) Nov 24, 2019:
Thanks Robert, I agree Thanks Robert, and I agree. I ended up discussing this with some friends yesterday evening and we agreed that although "defects" seems too small/limited a translation for "faltas de conformidad", it encapsulates the meaning and is sufficient for an FMCG case such as this. There's also some useful and interesting info in those links I provided in my earlier comment. Cheers
Robert Carter Nov 23, 2019:
@Comunican My view here is that although Spanish does indeed have the cognate "defecto", I'm not sure it's necessarily a word you would ordinarily see in this context without some other qualifier, e.g., "de fabricación", "de calidad", etc., whereas in English I think "defect" is less ambiguous and can be used alone. Moreover, as I pointed out in my Wikipedia reference, it's synonymous with "nonconformity" too.
However, if you don't want to use it, I would definitely go with "non-conformity", which has a specific meaning relating to quality control/assurance, rather than "failure to conform", which is non-standard, in addition to sounding odd, at least to my ears. ¡Saludos!
Comunican (asker) Nov 23, 2019:
From The UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/part/1/chapter/...

Goods to be of satisfactory quality
(1) Every contract to supply goods is to be treated as including a term that the quality of the goods is satisfactory.
(2) The quality of goods is satisfactory if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would consider satisfactory, taking account of—
(a) any description of the goods,
(b) the price or other consideration for the goods (if relevant), and
(c) all the other relevant circumstances (see subsection (5)).

And this section (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/part/1/chapter/... refers to "failure to conform". So I reckon "failure to conform" seems reasonable...
AllegroTrans Nov 23, 2019:
Asker faltas = defects
You need to start from there

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defects

Although I agree with Wilsonn that the queried term is normally translated as "non-conformities" (UK) or "nonconformities" (US), I'm not sure it's the right register here as this seems to be aimed at the consumer. I therefore think the language should probably be less technical.

In quality management, a nonconformity (sometimes referred to as a defect) is a deviation from a specification, a standard, or an expectation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonconformity_(quality)


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Coincidentally, while looking at translation options for the word "observación", I came across this useful reference:

Nonconformity, Nonconformance, Defect, Finding, or Observation?

Nonconformity

Are you using the right term? What do you call it when a requirement is not met?

ISO 9000:2000 3.6.2 defines the non-fulfillment of a requirement as a “nonconformity”. As expected, “conformity” is defined in 3.6.1 as the fulfillment of a requirement.

Some auditors use “conformance” and “nonconformance”. Does it really matter? ISO 9000:2000 3.6.1 states that although conformance is synonymous with conformity, it is deprecated. What does that mean? Well, “deprecated” refers to a term that is considered obsolete and being phased out. That being the case, it is preferable to use the terms Conformity and Nonconformity.

Defect

If the nonconformity relates to the intended or specified use of the product, the correct term becomes “defect”. ISO 9000:2000 3.6.3 cautions that using the term “defect” has legal connotations and should be used with extreme caution.

https://www.whittingtonassociates.com/2001/11/nonconformity-...

Although the reference above urges extreme caution when using the word "defect", I'm convinced it's an appropriate translation in this particular case, given that it relates to products and usage.



Note from asker:
Thanks Robert, and you're right this is aimed at consumers. Did you see my note above regarding The UK Consumer Rights Act 2015? Given that defects has a direct Spanish equivalent (defectos), what do you reckon to failure to comply...?
sorry, I meant "failure to conform"
Peer comment(s):

agree Jessica Noyes
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Thanks, Jessica.
agree philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil.
agree neilmac
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Thanks, Neil.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks all, especially Robert Carter. For this FMCG consumer website, I think defects fits the bill"
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non-conformities

also: on the basis of a lack of conformity, noncompliance(s)

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faltas de conformidad = incumplimientos
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter : This is the standard term, although I think you could use "defects" in this case.
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agree patinba
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lack of compliance

Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : That is a wide, generic term but this is about specifics, i.e. defects found
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lack of conformity

an option

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https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/lack of confo...
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : That is a wide, generic term but this is about specifics, i.e. defects found
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