control de cumplimiento
/kontɾol de kumplimjento/from spelling rules
The English phrase compliance check is control de cumplimiento in Spanish.
While control de cumplimiento is used, verificación de cumplimiento is often preferred in formal auditing contexts to describe the act of verifying that rules are being followed.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase control de cumplimiento is composed of control (check/control), de (of) and cumplimiento (compliance/fulfillment).
Which one should you use?
verificación de cumplimiento means compliance verification. Additionally, inspección de conformidad is a formal way to express compliance check.
Did you know?
- While cumplimiento means 'compliance' in a legal sense, the verb cumplir is also the standard way to say 'to turn a certain age' on a birthday.
- The word control entered Spanish via French, but it originally comes from the Medieval Latin contrarotula, meaning a 'counter-roll' or a duplicate record used for verification.
- In some Spanish-speaking business environments, using the word control can sound more aggressive or authoritarian than the English 'check', which implies a routine procedure.
Examples in context
- La verificación de cumplimiento es esencial para garantizar el cumplimiento de las normas establecidas en el sector financiero.Compliance checks are essential to ensure adherence to established regulations in the financial sector.
- El control de cumplimiento debe llevarse a cabo regularmente para evitar infracciones legales.Compliance monitoring must be conducted regularly to avoid legal violations.
- Mañana haremos un control de cumplimiento en la oficina.Tomorrow we will perform a compliance check in the office.
- El control de cumplimiento es obligatorio para todos.The compliance check is mandatory for everyone.
- Necesitamos pasar el control de cumplimiento de este mes.We need to pass this month's compliance check.
Example conversation
A manager and an employee are discussing an upcoming audit.
- MaríaMateo, ¿estás listo para el control de cumplimiento?Mateo, are you ready for the compliance check?
- MateoSí, María, ya revisé todos los documentos.Yes, María, I already checked all the documents.
- MaríaPerfecto, espero que todo esté en orden.Perfect, I hope everything is in order.
- MateoTodo parece estar correcto para el control de cumplimiento.Everything seems to be correct for the compliance check.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries control, cumplimiento, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
