Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
impairment, impaired
Spanish translation:
Alteración de juicio; estar en un estado alterado / de juicio dañado
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Hardy Moreno
Sep 11, 2014 14:11
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English term
impairment, impaired
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Law (general)
I'm not sure what term to use for "impairment" and "impaired" in the following context when it refers to impairment due to the use of drugs or alcohol.
8. the term “under the influence” for school purposes has a less strict meaning than it does under criminal law; for school purposes, the term means any level of impairment and includes even the odor of alcohol on the breath or person of a student; also, it includes being impaired by reason of the abuse of any material used as a stimulant);
8. the term “under the influence” for school purposes has a less strict meaning than it does under criminal law; for school purposes, the term means any level of impairment and includes even the odor of alcohol on the breath or person of a student; also, it includes being impaired by reason of the abuse of any material used as a stimulant);
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Alteración de juicio; estar en un estado alterado / de juicio dañado
debido al consumo excesivo de alcohol o de drogas;
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afectación, afectado
Otra posibilidad. ¡Saludos!
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Note added at 15 mins (2014-09-11 14:27:49 GMT)
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Según la 6a. acepción de "afectar" de la RAE: "6. tr. Producir alteración o mudanza en algo".
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Note added at 15 mins (2014-09-11 14:27:49 GMT)
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Según la 6a. acepción de "afectar" de la RAE: "6. tr. Producir alteración o mudanza en algo".
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discapacidad/impedimento, discapacitado/minusvalido
impaired: being in a less than perfect or whole condition as intoxicated by alcohol or narcotics
Example sentence:
"driving while <i>impaired</i>
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