Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
verifica
English translation:
validation / verification / calculation / evaluation
Added to glossary by
Russell Jones
May 24, 2013 10:56
11 yrs ago
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Italian term
United Kingdom
verifica
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Of course I know what the word means and the various usual translations in different contexts.
My problem here is finding the proper term in English in this particular context:
A company produces a product and asks an independent engineer to undertake an assessment of the design, with calculations, for the purpose of certifying that it complies with the relevant standards and / or legislation.
The engineer produces his or her report (relazione), which includes "Verifiche" of various aspects, e.g. Verifica allo Stato Limite Ultimo.
I suppose "calculation" might suffice but it doesn't really convey the approval aspect. Verification would be horrible translatorese!
Any bright ideas?
My problem here is finding the proper term in English in this particular context:
A company produces a product and asks an independent engineer to undertake an assessment of the design, with calculations, for the purpose of certifying that it complies with the relevant standards and / or legislation.
The engineer produces his or her report (relazione), which includes "Verifiche" of various aspects, e.g. Verifica allo Stato Limite Ultimo.
I suppose "calculation" might suffice but it doesn't really convey the approval aspect. Verification would be horrible translatorese!
Any bright ideas?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | validation |
JudyC
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| 3 | check |
Chiara Deaglio
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| 3 | test - examination |
Benedetta Monti
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| 3 | audit |
Raoul COLIN (X)
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| 3 | verify |
Being Earnest
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Change log
May 29, 2013 09:08: Russell Jones Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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validation
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but would "verification" really be translationese?
http://education-portal.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Verific...
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-05-24 12:26:00 GMT)
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but would "verification" really be translationese?
http://education-portal.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Verific...
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Rachel Fell
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Arabella Fiona Palladino
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P.L.F. Persio
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Chiara Deaglio
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check
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Benedetta Monti
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test - examination
Maybe you can use the words "test" or "examination". A suggestion.
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audit
that could be that
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Eileen Cartoon
: I don't think audit fits here - I would go with test/testing or check dependign on how you turn the sentence
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philgoddard
: This is one of many possibilities.
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verify
In the world of safety engnnering (Cenelec) there is a process called V&V (Verification and Validation). This means that certain aspects have to be verified and then validated. In your case I am not sure whether the product has also to be validated so I would suggest Verify. You can refer to Cenelec standards 50126, 50128 and 50129.
Discussion
http://www.qub.ac.uk/structural_eurocodes/eurocode3_handouts...