capacidad motriz

English translation: motor skills

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Spanish term or phrase:capacidad motriz
English translation:motor skills

22:17 May 16, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-05-19 23:54:38 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: capacidad motriz
The sentence reads like this:

"Evolutivamente los enfermos con distrofia muscular pierden la capacidad motriz hacia los diez o doce años de edad..."

Here's the thing: I found different equivalents for "capacidad motriz": motor skill, motor capacity and motor ability...

Which is the most suitable in this context for you?

Thanks.
Lincoln Burr (X)
motor skills
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Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 04:14
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4motor skills
Laura Gómez
4 +2motor ability
Cecilia Rey


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
motor skills


Explanation:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/medical_general...

Luck!

Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 04:14
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Russi
8 mins

agree  Omar H (X): http://unterm.un.org/dgaacs/unterm.nsf/WebView?SearchView&Qu...
1 hr

agree  Alvaro Aliaga
3 hrs

agree  J Celeita (X): I like Cecilia's too but I hear this one more often.
3 hrs

neutral  Cecilia Rey: en enlace que das es para el término "habilidades motoras" (y no "capacidad")
3 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
motor ability


Explanation:
Quantification of muscle strength and motor ability in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on steroid therapy

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17607422



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Note added at 33 mins (2010-05-16 22:51:21 GMT)
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Reducing motor function is a common feature of old age, characterized by a gradual loss of motor ability ranging from mild reduction in bulk, muscle strength...
http://www.cardi.ie/news/amongolderpeoplelesseningsocialacti...



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Note added at 42 mins (2010-05-16 23:00:12 GMT)
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NOTA

Así como "capacidad motriz" y "habilidad motriz" son dos cosas muy diferentes, lo mismo sucede con "motor skill" y "motor ability".

skill ==> habilidad (destreza).
ability ==> capacidad (en este caso la capacidad de poder moverse)

Los enfermos van perdiendo la "capacidad motriz".





Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 23:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Lipani: sugiero "motor capability" como sinónimo
26 mins
  -> Gracias, Roberto.

agree  liz askew: motor ability.
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liz.
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