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spot-checking

Spanish translation: revísalo en el acto / en el mismo momento / rápidamente

00:33 Oct 12, 2017
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: spot-checking
Once you have a good idea of the way in which words inflect in the language, when you come across a new word, do spot-checking to make sure of what morphological class it belongs to.
Julieta Perez
Argentina
Local time: 06:48
Spanish translation:revísalo en el acto / en el mismo momento / rápidamente
Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Spot-check [MW]
to sample or investigate quickly or at random
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-check

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-10-14 01:38:50 GMT)
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Creo que el contexto añadido aclara el sentido:
You will need to become adept at parsing on the spot (... a realizar análisis de inmediato / en el acto / en el momento).

Do spot checking:
Haz una revisión / Realiza una comprobación inmediata, en el acto, en el mismo momento.
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Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 11:48
Grading comment
¡Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4comprobaciones/verificaciones puntuales
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3investigación puntual
Mónica Algazi
3revísalo en el acto / en el mismo momento / rápidamente
Chema Nieto Castañón
2haz una inspección al azar
JohnMcDove


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
investigación puntual


Explanation:
Es una posibilidad.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 84
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
haz una inspección al azar


Explanation:
¿Más contexto?

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 02:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Hola! Es un manual de Linguistic Fieldworks. Agrego contexto: "When checking forms in paradigms in isolation, however, check the forms of the same word together. Don't do all past tenses, then all present tenses. It seems to cause confusion. Don't try to work too fast, and only ask for one form at a time. There's a strong temptation to ask for several forms at once, but it often results in confusion. Once you have a good idea of the way in which words inflect in the language, when you come across a new word, do spot checking to make sure of what morphological class it belongs to. You will need to become adept at parsing on the spot. Work out what forms you need to determine paradigm membership early on in your analysis (if possible).

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comprobaciones/verificaciones puntuales


Explanation:
Es la 6ª acepción de "puntual" que figura en el DLE:
6. adj. Ocasional, que se produce de manera aislada frente a lo habitual. Acción, carácter, colaboración puntual.
http://dle.rae.es/?id=UgTT8NQ

También puede ir en singular: "haga una comprobación/verificación puntual" pero me inclino por el plural en este contexto

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 11:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 182
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
do spot-checking
revísalo en el acto / en el mismo momento / rápidamente


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Spot-check [MW]
to sample or investigate quickly or at random
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-check

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-10-14 01:38:50 GMT)
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Creo que el contexto añadido aclara el sentido:
You will need to become adept at parsing on the spot (... a realizar análisis de inmediato / en el acto / en el momento).

Do spot checking:
Haz una revisión / Realiza una comprobación inmediata, en el acto, en el mismo momento.

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
¡Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JohnMcDove: Se me pasó esta pregunta. Pero creo que hay dos conceptos distintos: uno es "on the spot" (como indicas) y otro "spot checking"... "Spot checking" es una verificación o comprobación aleatoria, de puntos al azar... ¡Saludos!
39 days
  -> Sí, aunque aquí -por el contexto específico añadido- spot-checking se utiliza no con el sentido de aleatoriedad sino con el de rapidez, inmediatez (ver referencia del MWebster).
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