Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mermas
English translation:
faulty items or products
Added to glossary by
Mikel Yarza Dietrich
May 18, 2004 09:56
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
mermas
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Se incluyen las mermas que no alcanzan los niveles de calidad fijados?
Se incluyen las mermas inherentes en un proceso estable y eficiente de producción?
Could these be "faulty products?" I don't have any further context
Many Thanks, Hanna
Se incluyen las mermas inherentes en un proceso estable y eficiente de producción?
Could these be "faulty products?" I don't have any further context
Many Thanks, Hanna
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | faulty items/products |
Mikel Yarza Dietrich
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| 5 +4 | item shortage/shrinkage (that do not attain/pass the quality controls fixed) |
Alicia Jordá
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| 4 | insufficiencies |
Herman Vilella
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Proposed translations
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31 mins
Mikel Yarza Dietrich
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Related KudoZ points
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4
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faulty items/products
as it is a quality control I would say faulty, that is the term used in all quality control litterature I have found on the net
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot and sorry for the late grading!"
7 mins
Herman Vilella
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insufficiencies
"Insufficiencies" is the typical quality-control term.
"Merma", sure enough, means "insufficiency" as in "insufficiency in the amount supplied". But in the present case of quality control "insufficiency" should be translated as "insuficiencia" -- and it may have been originally translated as "merma" simply beause someone wanted it to sound more "real Spanish".
"Merma", sure enough, means "insufficiency" as in "insufficiency in the amount supplied". But in the present case of quality control "insufficiency" should be translated as "insuficiencia" -- and it may have been originally translated as "merma" simply beause someone wanted it to sound more "real Spanish".
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12 mins
Alicia Jordá
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Specializes in field
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Related KudoZ points
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55
item shortage/shrinkage (that do not attain/pass the quality controls fixed)
merma o pérdida de mercancía:item shortage/shrinkage
dicc. de tér. económicos Alcaraz-Hughes
also: loss, tare products
dicc. de Economía y Empresa Lozano Irueste
dicc. de tér. económicos Alcaraz-Hughes
also: loss, tare products
dicc. de Economía y Empresa Lozano Irueste
Peer comment(s):
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Peter Haden
: It means 'shortages' in Manrine Cargo insurance.
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yes, shortage in shipping cargos, thank you Peter!
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has
: "Merma" in this context means an item or substance that should be there according to records but is materially missing.
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thank you Harald!
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EILEEN LYNCH
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thank you Eileen!
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KirstyMacC (X)
: shrinkages ('stock shrinkages' in London dept. stores = staff thefts).
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polite language...jajaja thanks Cousel, regards!
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