inoperancia

English translation: inability to fulfill its duties

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Spanish term or phrase:inoperancia
English translation:inability to fulfill its duties
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

13:05 Nov 14, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / administration
Spanish term or phrase: inoperancia
Cuando no se hubierse completado el quórum requerido en dos convocatorias sucesivas a reuniones de directorio y siempre que se hubiese notificado en forma estatutaria a todos los miembros, se presumirá su "inoperancia"y se procederá a su renovación.
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 20:19
inability to fulfill its duties
Explanation:
I think this would be one of the alternatives to translate this idea into English. It fails to operate, that is, to produce the expected results by fulfilling its duties.

Cheerio,

V
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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 00:19
Grading comment
I liked both Valentín's and Jane's answers; however, since I opted for Valentín's on the actual translation itself, this is the one that is awarded the points on this occasion.

Thank you everyone for your collegiatlity and help.

Mike :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5inability to fulfill its duties
Valentín Hernández Lima
5 +3failure to meet [the quorum] requirement
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1ineffectiveness
Manuel Plaza
5 -1inoperative
Peter Bagney


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ineffectiveness


Explanation:
Oxford Dictionary

inoperancia f
a (inviabilidad) unworkability
b (falta de eficacia) ineffectiveness

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... that, the implementation of these measures has shown the ineffectiveness of the ... fuerza
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Manuel Plaza
Spain
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes I think it can be this as it refers to the board and not the quorum
2 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
inability to fulfill its duties


Explanation:
I think this would be one of the alternatives to translate this idea into English. It fails to operate, that is, to produce the expected results by fulfilling its duties.

Cheerio,

V

Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I liked both Valentín's and Jane's answers; however, since I opted for Valentín's on the actual translation itself, this is the one that is awarded the points on this occasion.

Thank you everyone for your collegiatlity and help.

Mike :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): right
7 mins

agree  Alicia Jordá
32 mins

agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
2 hrs

agree  Earl Rogers: i think that's a good translation of this text
15 hrs

agree  Gordana Podvezanec
1 day 4 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
failure to meet [the quorum] requirement


Explanation:
OR fail to reach [s] quorum

that's how it is said...

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this is for the quorum

as it refers to the board, the previous answer is right but I would adjust it to: failure to fulfill its duties

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katherine Matles: This makes the most sentence considering that the subject is a meeting!
5 mins
  -> but doesn't SU refer to the board? In which case, Valentin is right...its the inoperancia of the board not the quorum per se

agree  Valeria Verona
21 mins

agree  Parrot: reach a quorum
30 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
inoperative


Explanation:
it will be presumed to be inoperative..... {the "it" refers to the board (directorio)]

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. inoperative. ADJECTIVE:
Marked by a lack of action or activity: idle, inactive, inert. See ACTION. ...
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inoperative. The American Heritage® Dictionary


Peter Bagney
Spain
Local time: 01:19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): that is not said in English no matter what the word is in Spanish, it would be ineffectiveness as Mike says
45 mins
  -> I see that Roget's is insufficient for you....
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