iregularidad
iregularidád with stress marks
irregularity
Usage Note
Iregularidad is a Spanish loanword commonly used in governmental, legal, and accounting contexts to describe procedural violations or anomalies, such as financial irregularities in a government audit. It appears frequently in Philippine news reporting on corruption.
Examples
" May iregularidad sa bilang. "
Natural Translation
There is an irregularity in the count.
Literal Translation
Has irregularity in-the count.
" Natuklasan ng auditor ang iregularidad sa mga rekord. "
Natural Translation
The auditor discovered an irregularity in the records.
Literal Translation
Discovered the auditor the irregularity in the records.
" Nang lumabas ang ulat, napatunayan na may iregularidad sa paggastos na nagdulot ng pagdududa sa mga mamamayan. "
Natural Translation
When the report came out, it was proven that there was an irregularity in the spending that caused suspicion among the citizens.
Literal Translation
When came-out the report, proven that has irregularity in-the spending that caused of doubt to-the citizens.
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