estándares
/estandaɾes/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'standards' is translated into Spanish as estándares.
Estándares refers to levels of quality or attainment used as a measure or model for comparison. When you want to express the idea of 'meeting the standards', you typically use the collocation cumplir con los estándares.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the terms normativas or parámetros are used to mean 'standards'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the noun is estándar, while the plural form is estándares.
How do you pronounce it?
/estandaɾes/
Did you know?
- The word estándar is a relatively recent loanword from English. Older texts often used norma or canon to describe the same concept of a fixed model of quality.
- To say someone failed to meet a benchmark, Spanish speakers use the spatial metaphor quedar por debajo de, which literally means 'to remain below'.
- The word estándar behaves like an English adjective and a noun simultaneously. While it can mean 'the standard' (el estándar), it is frequently used as an unchanging adjective to describe a 'standard procedure' (procedimiento estándar).
Examples in context
- Él no cumplía con los estándares.He didn't meet the standards.This sentence demonstrates the use of estándares with the verb phrase for meeting standards.Tatoeba #1592594 by teskmon, translation #300207 by CK
- Nadie podrá cumplir tus estándares.No one will be able to meet your standards.This sentence shows how to express that no one can meet certain standards.Tatoeba #12253054 by Fueyes, translation #10021200 by DJ_Saidez
- La cantidad de papel producido por un país está cercanamente relacionado a sus estándares culturales.The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.This sentence illustrates how estándares can be used to refer to cultural standards.Tatoeba #1254552 by marcelostockle, translation #27772 by CK
- La empresa tiene estrictas normas de calidad.The company has strict quality standards.
- En esta industria, es necesario cumplir con altos estándares de seguridad.In this industry, it is necessary to meet high safety standards.
- Los criterios de selección son rigurosos en esta universidad.The selection criteria are rigorous at this university.
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Example conversation
Daniel and María are discussing the quality of a new project.
- DanielEste trabajo no cumple con los estándares requeridos.This work does not meet the required standards.
- MaríaTienes razón, Daniel, debemos mejorar la calidad.You are right, Daniel, we must improve the quality.
- DanielNecesitamos elevar nuestros estándares para ganar el contrato.We need to raise our standards to win the contract.
- MaríaEstoy de acuerdo, María lo revisará mañana.I agree, María will review it tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
