informe de incidente
/infoɾme de inθidente/from spelling rules
The English phrase "incident report" can be translated into Spanish as informe de incidente.
A formal document that describes the details of an unexpected event or accident.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase informe de incidente is composed of informe (report) and de incidente (of incident).
Which one should you use?
While informe de incidente and reporte de incidente are formal ways to say incident report, acta de incidencia is a formal way to say incident report used in legal or administrative settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun informe and the noun incidente are typically pluralized.
How do you pronounce it?
/infoɾme de inθidente/
Did you know?
- The word informe shares a distant root with the English word 'morphine' through the Greek word morphḗ, meaning 'form'.
- In Spanish legal contexts, an acta de incidencia often requires a physical signature from witnesses to be legally binding, whereas a standard informe might not.
- While informe is the traditional term in Spain, many Latin American countries use reporte due to the linguistic influence of the English word 'report'.
Examples in context
- Necesito presentar un informe de incidente al jefe de seguridad.I need to submit an incident report to the security chief.
- Debes completar un informe de incidente tras el accidente.You must complete an incident report after the accident.
- Necesito completar el informe de incidente ahora mismo.I need to complete the incident report right now.
- El gerente revisó el informe de incidente ayer.The manager reviewed the incident report yesterday.
Example conversation
In an office after a small accident in the breakroom.
- LucíaMateo, ¿viste lo que pasó en la cocina?Mateo, did you see what happened in the kitchen?
- MateoSí, pero no sé si debo escribir un informe de incidente.Yes, but I don't know if I should write an incident report.
- LucíaSí, es obligatorio para cualquier accidente.Yes, it is mandatory for any accident.
- MateoEstá bien, buscaré el formulario de inmediato.Okay, I will look for the form immediately.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, incidente, informe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
