reportado
/repoɾtado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "written up" can be translated into Spanish as reportado.
The term reportado is used when someone has had a formal report filed against them due to misconduct or a violation of rules. In professional or legal settings, the phrase levantar un acta is often used to describe the actual process of drawing up a formal record or report regarding an incident.
Which one should you use?
While reportado typically refers to a formal administrative report within an organization, the verb denunciar is used when the context involves reporting a crime to the authorities.
How do you pronounce it?
/repoɾtado/
Did you know?
- In Mexico, the term reportado can also mean that a person has a bad credit history and is 'flagged' in a financial database, making it difficult to get a loan.
- While reportado is a passive state, the phrase levantar un acta literally means 'to lift a record'. This reflects a formal legal tradition of creating a physical document to freeze a moment in time.
- Although reportado is used for workplace misconduct, if you are 'written up' by police for a traffic violation, you would be called multado, which specifically refers to being fined.
Examples in context
- El empleado fue reportado por llegar tarde al trabajo tres veces esta semana.The employee was written up for arriving late to work three times this week.
- La fiesta de anoche quedó anotada en el libro de incidencias.Last night's party was written up in the incident book.
- El jugador fue puesto en el acta por comportamiento antideportivo.The player was written up for unsportsmanlike behavior.
- Él fue reportado por llegar tarde.He was written up for arriving late.
- Si rompes las reglas, serás reportado.If you break the rules, you will be written up.
Example conversation
Javier and María are colleagues discussing a recent incident at work.
- Javier¿Supiste que Luis fue reportado hoy?Did you hear that Luis was written up today?
- MaríaNo, ¿por qué fue reportado?No, why was he written up?
- JavierFue por no seguir el protocolo de seguridad.It was for not following the safety protocol.
- MaríaEs una lástima, pero tiene que aprender.It's a shame, but he has to learn.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
