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normes de bon fonctionnement

English translation: standard conditions for operation in service

14:55 Feb 10, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
French term or phrase: normes de bon fonctionnement
T&Cs for a equipment maintenance contract. Not clear what type of machinery may be involved but it involves spare parts, wear parts, structured maintenance, etc. When I checked AAA online I found it was a company selling frozen food products, so slightly mysterious.

"Le remplacement des pièces détachées seront effectués exclusivement par le Prestataire, selon les normes de bon fonctionnement du matériel définies par AAA, ou à défaut, celles définies par le fabricant du composant de la Solution concerné."

Linguee suggests "serviceability standards".
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:25
English translation:standard conditions for operation in service
Explanation:
Careful, normes here does not mean a document but 'what is the norm'. Of course the 'norms' will be consigned to a document, but that does not make it a standard.

You'll find 'standard conditions for operation in service' googles to the content of loads of 'standards' in the documentary sense, but none that I looked at actually displayed the text in question.

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-10 16:23:07 GMT)
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Here http://www.koh-tect.com/products/info/4
you'll find standard conditions for operation of a measuring instrument.
While they include such things as environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, pressure), they also include characteristics of the instrument that must be respected for it to operate correctly (resolution, accuracy, range, etc.). If for any reason those characteristics change, the instrument will be measure correctly. That is why instruments need to be calibrated at regular intervals.

In the case of a motorcar, for example, standard conditions for operation would include the depth of tyre tread, the quality and temperature of the engine oil, the residual thickness of brake pads, play in the steering, etc., all those things covered by your MOT.
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Bourth
France
Local time: 04:25
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Good working order standards
Zorra Renard
4 +2criteria/policy regarding good working condition
Jennifer Levey
4 +2standard conditions for operation in service
Bourth


Discussion entries: 4





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Good working order standards


Explanation:
The replacement of spare parts is the exclusive responsibility of the Service Provider, complying with the definition of good working order standards of the equipment as defined by AAA, or failing that, those defined by the manufacturer of the components of the solution concerned.

Zorra Renard
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilian DAVIAUD
22 mins
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agree  philgoddard: But you can't say "definition as defined".
54 mins
  -> Quite; thanks.
agree  mchd: https://www.lawinsider.com/clause/good-working-order
55 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  ezpz
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
neutral  Tony M: Not really idiomatic in EN. And 'good working order' isn't really what this text is about — you've over-translated by adding 'order', which would translate an 'état'' that is absent from the S/T
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Tony, yes, you're right.
agree  Josiane Lima
2 days 22 hrs
  -> Thank you!
disagree  Adrian MM.: another literal, unreferenced answer from the 'Zorra' aka Oliver T. alias Andrew B. stable.
2 days 22 hrs
  -> You seem confused about something!
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
criteria/policy regarding good working condition


Explanation:
I imagine that in AAA's case, the ST may refer to equipment used to maintain the 'chaîne du froid'.

norme is not strictly speaking a 'standard' in this case, as it is defined by AAA and may include requirements that are more stringent than any published 'standard'.

Justification for 'good working condition' can be found here:
https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/good-working-condition



Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 126

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johannes Gleim: Probably correct. It's only a company-own standard or work procedure with instructions. Cf. ISO 9000.
14 mins
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
26 mins
neutral  philgoddard: Companies can have standards, as Johannes says.
28 mins
  -> So-called 'standards' set by individual companies are most-often nothing more than in-house specifications, but the companies hope that calling them 'standards' will impress their suppliers, customers and/or govt. inspectors.
neutral  Zorra Renard: Agree with Phil, and with your comment in the DB above.
2 days 17 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
standard conditions for operation in service


Explanation:
Careful, normes here does not mean a document but 'what is the norm'. Of course the 'norms' will be consigned to a document, but that does not make it a standard.

You'll find 'standard conditions for operation in service' googles to the content of loads of 'standards' in the documentary sense, but none that I looked at actually displayed the text in question.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-10 16:23:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here http://www.koh-tect.com/products/info/4
you'll find standard conditions for operation of a measuring instrument.
While they include such things as environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, pressure), they also include characteristics of the instrument that must be respected for it to operate correctly (resolution, accuracy, range, etc.). If for any reason those characteristics change, the instrument will be measure correctly. That is why instruments need to be calibrated at regular intervals.

In the case of a motorcar, for example, standard conditions for operation would include the depth of tyre tread, the quality and temperature of the engine oil, the residual thickness of brake pads, play in the steering, etc., all those things covered by your MOT.


Bourth
France
Local time: 04:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
57 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Tony M
8 hrs
neutral  Zorra Renard: Sounds convoluted and unidiomatic to me.
2 days 17 hrs
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