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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

defectar

English translation:

to check for faults

Added to glossary by margaret caulfield
Mar 22, 2010 16:01
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

defectar / defectación

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Meeting on engine faults
For more context:
‘Se acuerda seguir evaluando este tema a partir de la defectación que se hará la semana próxima y volvernos a reunir el viernes’.
‘La próxima semana llegará una delegación de especialistas de la empresa para defectar la rachadura’.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 to fault-find/fault-finding
References
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:LGS...
Change log

Mar 23, 2010 17:13: margaret caulfield changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/69644">XXXphxxx (X)'s</a> old entry - "defectar"" to ""to check for faults""

Discussion

liz askew Mar 22, 2010:
hmm...problem is on that Croatian site it says "defectation AND repair"...so ? I think we need a native Spanish speaker on this one to be 100% sure here, hopefully from Cuba.
erowe Mar 22, 2010:
Reading the Croatian link, it seems that defectacion means repair i.e. removing faults.
margaret caulfield Mar 22, 2010:
Mmmm... one link is from Lithuania and the other from Croatia.
liz askew Mar 22, 2010:
ABAUT US
Defectation before repair works Welding, Fitting, Grinding (Steel, stainless steel, ... Supervision over the shipbuilding process, quality control, etc ...
www.asslinvest.lt/about.html

can't vouch for the English.
liz askew Mar 22, 2010:
Here you have "defectation":
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:7digXAj7veYJ:www.i...
XXXphxxx (X) (asker) Mar 22, 2010:
Thanks Margaret. Yes, I take your point. Thank you :)
margaret caulfield Mar 22, 2010:
Knowing that it's a Cuban term makes me even more convinced since the Cubans have a tendency to "americanize" Spanish words.
margaret caulfield Mar 22, 2010:
Lisa, I get the exact opposite impression considering the word itself: "defectar". It's like "giving something defects". Also, fault-finding meetings are quite common, especially in manufacturing companies as opposed to service companies.
XXXphxxx (X) (asker) Mar 22, 2010:
Rachadura Yes, agreed on 'rachadura' but 'ción' is just not a Portuguese ending.
liz askew Mar 22, 2010:
Interesing what you say though as I can only find "rachadura" as a Portuguese word...hmm.
liz askew Mar 22, 2010:
This is the only other thing I can find....
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=defectación engineering&btn...

Proposed translations

+1
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to fault-find/fault-finding

This is only an educated guess, but this is what it sounds like to me, i.e. to find defects, which is normally called "fault-finding".
Note from asker:
Thanks Margaret. At the moment my inclination is that it's a way of saying 'repair' as that seems to make the most sense in the context of various hits on Google. Not at all sure though...
I'm fairly certain it's a Cuban term. Any Cubans out there?
Peer comment(s):
agree liz askew : or fault-detection, based on my own findings. Wait for a Cuban to appear, fingers crossed.......
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Reference comments

3 hrs
Reference:

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:LGSFXKxGmawJ:www.oil-of...

defectation???

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Maintenance, Operation and Marine Engineering.
Experience in procurement, Inspection, Refection, Installation, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Gas Turbines of Eastern origin, GE Lm 6000, GE Frame 5 and Frame 6
Experience in Operation and Maintenance of Diesel Engines, Air Compressors, A/C Plants, Refrigeration Plants, Distillation Plants, Centrifugal, gear and other pumps, Valves, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.
Dismantling, Repairing, Overhauling, Testing, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Gas Turbines. Practical experience of electrical and electronic equipments repairing and quick ***defectation *****methods, trouble
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-03-22 19:47:47 GMT)
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despite your having dismissed my earlier contribution this is to do with the detection of faults

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Particular Requirements for a Certificate of Competency as Marine ...
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Properties of common marine engineering materials and methods of joining. ... reference to safety devices. Preparing for sea. Detection of defects; ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-03-22 19:47:56 GMT)
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and detection methods

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