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Si el producto se rechaza, se maquila.

English translation: if the product is rejected, it is reworked//processed again

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Spanish term or phrase:Si el producto se rechaza, se maquila.
English translation:if the product is rejected, it is reworked//processed again
Entered by: Pamela Peterson

16:57 Feb 1, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Other / Mexican Slang - \"... se maquila\"
Spanish term or phrase: Si el producto se rechaza, se maquila.
We're translating an employee interview about how a buyer at a retail company buys from suppliers, and then the product gets checked by quality control to see if it passes muster and it it does it's accepted. One word came up that I can't make sense of in this context "maquila" .. we all know what "maquilas" are but I'm not sure what it refers to here, any ideas? Below is the content:

Un producto importado igual pasa por el recibo, igual se revisa si cumple o no con la calidad, si no pasa se reclama al proveedor, en el momento que se reclama, es la gente de CAP que negocia o cuestiona al proveedor.

después de eso si el producto se rechaza, se maquila. [My note: se maquila? it is thrown out? or processed elsewhere?]

Casi todo el producto importado nunca no cumple con las condiciones pero es por temas de precios, o temas del contenedor, transporte , entre otros.

Luego se maquila al 100% lo cual significa que todo se revisa. [My note:then this use here complicates it further, se maquila al 100%?]
Pamela Peterson
Local time: 10:00
if the product is rejected, it is reworked//processed again
Explanation:
This is what they do in the maquiladoras in Tijuana

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-02-01 19:54:21 GMT)
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No, on the production lines they check the product and when rejected on any of them, they rework it
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Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
Mexico
Local time: 07:00
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4if the product is rejected, it is reworked//processed again
Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
4If the product is rejected, it is redesigned
Francois Boye
4 -1process involving the processing, production or repair of goods
Emiliano Pantoja
1If the product is rejected, it is revamped
neilmac


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
process involving the processing, production or repair of goods


Explanation:
Maquila refers to the industrial or service-based process involving the processing, production or repair of goods of foreign origin which are temporarily imported and subsequently exported, performed by maquiladoras or companies that export under the terms of the Mexican decree for the supply and operation of the exporting maquiladora industry and its reforms.


    Reference: http://https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?...
Emiliano Pantoja
Spain
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux: You are right , that is the process, but it is not the translation we are asked to give.
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If the product is rejected, it is revamped


Explanation:
This might work, if that's what they mean....

Example sentence(s):
  • One of the most common reasons a product is revamped is to add or update benefits or features
  • If your product is revamped and better than ever, you can market it enthusiastically

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revamp
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 342
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
if the product is rejected, it is reworked//processed again


Explanation:
This is what they do in the maquiladoras in Tijuana

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-02-01 19:54:21 GMT)
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No, on the production lines they check the product and when rejected on any of them, they rework it


    https://www.sortandrework.com/
Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
Mexico
Local time: 07:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: So you are saying that maquilar in Tijuana is not just to "manufacture" but to "reprocess" or basically "recycle" a product that was bad for some to make it saleable?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I think this is a strong possibility in the context, but your reference doesn't seem relevant.
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
If the product is rejected, it is redesigned


Explanation:
See the second definition of 'maquillar' by the RAE

maquillar
Del fr. maquiller, de la jerga teatral del siglo XIX.
1. tr. Aplicar cosméticos a alguien o a una parte de su cuerpo, especialmente su rostro, para embellecerlo o modificar su aspecto. U. t. c. prnl. El actor se maquilla antes de la función.
2. tr. Modificar la apariencia de algo para disimular su verdadera naturaleza.

Fuente: La RAE

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
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