llamada a revisión
/ʝamada a ɾebisjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'car recall' is llamada a revisión.
The phrase llamada a revisión is the standard technical and journalistic term. It is used in news reports and official communications from manufacturers across the Spanish-speaking world to describe a request for owners to return vehicles to a dealership to fix a safety defect.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'call to review', where llamada means 'call' and revisión means 'review' or 'inspection'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun llamada is feminine. If you choose to use an adjective to describe the recall, such as 'urgent', the adjective must also be feminine, such as in llamada urgente a revisión.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝamada a ɾebisjon/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, the term campaña is used instead of llamada to describe a manufacturer's recall effort.
- The word revisión in the phrase shares an ancient root with the English word 'video', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European root '*-weyd-' meaning 'to see'.
- While 'recall' in English implies a pulling back of a product, the Spanish llamada a revisión focuses on the action of the owner, framing the event as a 'call to inspection' rather than a manufacturer's retrieval.
Examples in context
- El fabricante emitió un llamado a revisión de automóviles debido a un defecto en el sistema de frenos.The manufacturer issued a car recall due to a defect in the brake system.
- La compañía decidió realizar un retiro de automóviles del mercado después de identificar problemas en el sistema de dirección.The company decided to proceed with a market withdrawal of automobiles after identifying issues with the steering system.
- El fabricante hizo un llamado a revisión de coches debido a un problema en el sistema de escape.The manufacturer issued a car recall due to an issue with the exhaust system.
- La compañía decidió retirar autos del mercado después de detectar una falla en el sistema de encendido.The company decided to withdraw cars from the market after detecting an issue with the ignition system.
- Recibí una notificación sobre una llamada a revisión.I received a notification about a car recall.
- La llamada a revisión es por un fallo en los frenos.The recall is due to a brake defect.
- Debes llevar tu coche al taller por la llamada a revisión.You should take your car to the workshop for the recall.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are talking in their living room about a letter received in the mail.
- AlejandroElena, mira esta carta de la marca de mi coche.Elena, look at this letter from my car brand.
- Elena¿Es una llamada a revisión para tu vehículo?Is it a recall for your vehicle?
- AlejandroSí, es una llamada a revisión por el airbag.Yes, it is a recall for the airbag.
- ElenaEntonces, Alejandro, tienes que ir al concesionario pronto.Then, Alejandro, you have to go to the dealership soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, revisión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
