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incurriendo en grave falta

English translation: and [...] are seriously / gravely at fault

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Spanish term or phrase:incurriendo en grave falta
English translation:and [...] are seriously / gravely at fault
Entered by: Charles Davis

21:02 Sep 24, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Advertising / Public Relations / Press Release
Spanish term or phrase: incurriendo en grave falta
Hi everyone! I'm translating a press release. Just struggling to phrase this naturally in English. Thanks for your help!

La chaptalización deshonra la viticultura, desnaturaliza el vino, provoca la formación de excedentes en la UE, falsea la competencia y constituye, a través del ambiguo etiquetado, un engaño para el consumidor, ***incurriendo en grave falta*** las Entidades responsables de su tolerancia o legalización.
Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 02:13
and [...] are seriously / gravely at fault
Explanation:
The [...] corresponds here to "the entities/organisations/bodies responsible for tolerating or legalising it".

I often find that these Spanish gerunds are best handled with "and" followed by a simple active clause. I think that's what I'd do with this one.

As I read it, "incurriendo en grave falta" doesn't actually mean they're breaking any rules; the spirit of it is that "there ought to be a law against it". They're doing serious harm, I think it means. After all, "legalización" suggests that it is in fact legal.

And in some places, like France, chaptalisation is indeed perfectly legal. It's against the law in some countries, but allowed in the US and the EU (or at least most of the EU).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaptalization

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Your text seems to be talking about what goes on in the EU, and as I say, with the exception of Italy and (with certain exceptions) Spain, chaptalisation is not illegal in the EU, so there is no literal "offence" being committed. It's certainly OK in France and Germany (with certain restrictions, I think). EU law calls it "enrichment", which sounds quite nice. It is certainly debated, but "grave falta" can't be referring here to an actual criminal or even administrative offence.

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The "Entidades" being criticised here must be the governments and administrations of the EU and its member states. After all, the "legalización" of this practice is in their hands.
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 02:13
Grading comment
Thanks Charles!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4and [...] are seriously / gravely at fault
Charles Davis
4 +3commiting a serious offence
neilmac
4must be considered a serious offense on the part of (those entities)...
Pablo Julián Davis


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
commiting a serious offence


Explanation:
I think you really need to turn the phrase/sentence around a bit at the end, soemthing along these lines:
"... incurriendo en grave falta las Entidades responsables de su tolerancia o legalización. " -> " with the Entities (organizations, bodies, etc) responsible for (its) tolerance or legalization being liable to penalties for such a serious offence. "

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"... misleading the consumer, a serious misdemeanour for which the Entities responsible may be subject to penalisation..."

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Por allí van los tiros...

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Although there is no specific mention of penalties, simply the offence/misdemeanour, I think that is what is suggested. Here's another stab at it:

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"... misleading the consumer, a serious offence committed by the Entidies responsible..."

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BTW I like "Entities" less and less the more I look at it...

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"... misleading the consumer, constituting a serious offence committed by the Organisations responsible..."


neilmac
Spain
Local time: 02:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: It took a while, but I think your last version is OK.
35 mins

agree  Robert Forstag: Perhaps: "a very serious offence on the part of...."
2 hrs

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
3 days 16 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
and [...] are seriously / gravely at fault


Explanation:
The [...] corresponds here to "the entities/organisations/bodies responsible for tolerating or legalising it".

I often find that these Spanish gerunds are best handled with "and" followed by a simple active clause. I think that's what I'd do with this one.

As I read it, "incurriendo en grave falta" doesn't actually mean they're breaking any rules; the spirit of it is that "there ought to be a law against it". They're doing serious harm, I think it means. After all, "legalización" suggests that it is in fact legal.

And in some places, like France, chaptalisation is indeed perfectly legal. It's against the law in some countries, but allowed in the US and the EU (or at least most of the EU).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaptalization

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-24 22:07:26 GMT)
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Your text seems to be talking about what goes on in the EU, and as I say, with the exception of Italy and (with certain exceptions) Spain, chaptalisation is not illegal in the EU, so there is no literal "offence" being committed. It's certainly OK in France and Germany (with certain restrictions, I think). EU law calls it "enrichment", which sounds quite nice. It is certainly debated, but "grave falta" can't be referring here to an actual criminal or even administrative offence.

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The "Entidades" being criticised here must be the governments and administrations of the EU and its member states. After all, the "legalización" of this practice is in their hands.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 02:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks Charles!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Billh: yes, in this case I go with this.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Bill :)

agree  patinba: Me too.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Pat :)

agree  neilmac: gravely, gravelly, gravy... all great :)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Neil! ;) (I must admit I like "gravely".)

agree  axies
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, axies :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
incurriendo en grave falta (las entidades)...
must be considered a serious offense on the part of (those entities)...


Explanation:
Here is another stab at it. I think this way of handling it adapts the syntax to English effectively. In particular, the phrasing 'must be considered' - while adding verbiage to the translation - has two factors recommending it over plain 'is' or even 'constitutes': 1) it's a very common locution (23,000 Google hits), and 2) it fits with the tone of the passage, which has about it something of an effort to persuade, to show (rather than merely to assume, or blandly state) the harmfulness of the practice.

This part of sentence might read: (Chaptalization) ... must be considered a serious offense on the part of those entities responsible for its toleration or legalization.

"For the same reason, violation of any of the fire safety or fire emergency regulations listed below must be considered a serious offense requiring serious ..." http://static.fas.harvard.edu/registrar/ugrad_handbook/curre...

"Graham Seeks Stiffer Penalties For Hurting Endangered Species .
'... knowingly causing injury to an endangered species must be considered a serious offense,' Graham said in a prepared statement...." Lakeland Ledger, Nov. 14, 1987. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19871114&id=a...

"To be in contempt of a court of this State is a serious offense on the part of an attorney. I would issue a rule nisi directed to..." www.leagle.com/decision/1964214163So2d51_1184

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Revised suggestion: In light of Chas. Davis's spot-on comment, I think the last part could be effectively treated as an independent clause introduced by a semicolon. Much like neilmac's suggestion, except that (as Chas. has shown us), it's not chaptalization "constituting a serious offense by" but rather 'que esas entidades la permitan o avalen'. So perhaps: ...deception of consumers; those entities responsible for tolerating or legalizing it are guilty of a serious offense.

Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charles Davis: I hardly ever disagree with your interpretations, Pablo, but here, as I see it, the "grave falta" committed by these "entidades" is not chaptalization itself (done by wine producers) but failure to ban it.
3 hrs
  -> You're exactly right. Thanks for helping me see it.
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