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defects in material or workmanship

Arabic translation: عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة، عيوب في المواد أو التصنيع


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English term or phrase:defects in material or workmanship
Arabic translation:عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة، عيوب في المواد أو التصنيع
Entered by: Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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23:26 Sep 18, 2005
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / warranty
English term or phrase: defects in material or workmanship
which is better when referring to spare parts:

عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة
عيوب الخامات أو الصناعة

Thanks for your help.
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 21:28
عيوب في المواد أو التصنيع
Explanation:
Materials need not necessarily be "raw materials", they could be intermediate products that have gone through some processing or some manufacturing, such as assembled products, etc. Note there is talk of spare parts in the context.
Sakhr defines workmanship as صنعة and براعة في العمل>
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Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 22:28
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Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7عيوب في المواد أو التصنيعHassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
4عيوب في المواد المستخدمة أو الصنعة
Yasser Selim
4uyuub qita' al ghiyaar aw al 'ummaalyacine
3عيوب الخامات و عيو ب الصنعة
Mohamed Gaafar
1عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة
Shazly


Discussion entries: 7





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
عيوب الخامات و عيو ب الصنعة


Explanation:
I would go with عيوب الخامات والصناعة ولكن الصنعة يمكن أن تكونملاءمة أكثر ل
workmanship

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-09-18 23:45:47 GMT)
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I went for صنعة instead of صناعة to reflect the difference between manfactur defects industery.As workmanship seems mor to be dealing with hand made objects what do you think?


Mohamed Gaafar
Egypt
Local time: 21:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 2
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
عيوب في المواد أو التصنيع


Explanation:
Materials need not necessarily be "raw materials", they could be intermediate products that have gone through some processing or some manufacturing, such as assembled products, etc. Note there is talk of spare parts in the context.
Sakhr defines workmanship as صنعة and براعة في العمل>

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 22:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
  -> Thanks Saleh

agree  Fuad Yahya: Leaving "workmanship" aside, the argument for مواد is cogent.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Fuad

agree  Ziad Marzouka
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Ziad

agree  Dina Abdo
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Dina

agree  Mazyoun
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Mazyoun

agree  Mohamed Gaafar
23 hrs
  -> Thanks Ga'afar

agree  rania77: عيوب في الخامة او في التصنيع
31 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uyuub qita' al ghiyaar aw al 'ummaal


Explanation:
I hope it helps


yacine
Local time: 21:28
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة


Explanation:
عيوب في المواد أو الصناعة

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 45
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
عيوب في المواد المستخدمة أو الصنعة


Explanation:
no

Yasser Selim
Local time: 21:28
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