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eingschränkt leistungsfähig

English translation: has only limited fitness for work

00:42 Mar 19, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
German term or phrase: eingschränkt leistungsfähig
Aufgrund dieser Erkrankungen ist er hinsichtlich einer Arbeitsaufnahme nur eingeschränkt leistungsfähig.

Danke im voraus :)
KathyAnna O
Canada
Local time: 15:25
English translation:has only limited fitness for work
Explanation:
Examples here: http://tinyurl.com/cppwjpt

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-03-19 00:57:50 GMT)
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Even more convincing refs for limited capacity for work
http://tinyurl.com/c9mlb8k
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:25
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6has only limited fitness for work
Lancashireman
4 +1partially fit for work
Wendy Streitparth
3partial disability
Merry Foxworth
3..limit his current capacity to perform work-related duties
Michael Martin, MA


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
ist er hinsichtlich einer Arbeitsaufnahme nur eingeschränkt leistungsfähig
has only limited fitness for work


Explanation:
Examples here: http://tinyurl.com/cppwjpt

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-03-19 00:57:50 GMT)
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Even more convincing refs for limited capacity for work
http://tinyurl.com/c9mlb8k

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): "Limited capacity" probably preferable.
7 hrs
  -> Yes, I agree. Thanks.
agree  Phoebe Indetzki
7 hrs
agree  Doroteja
10 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 13 hrs
agree  uyuni: or 'capability'...
1 day 18 hrs
agree  Eleanore Strauss: agree with alternative and David Moore
1 day 19 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
partial disability


Explanation:
common usage in disability exams for insurance usw.

Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 15:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
35 mins
neutral  Lancashireman: I think you are coming at this from another angle: 'limited' (eingeschränkt) is not the same as 'partial' (teilweise).
47 mins
disagree  David Moore (X): I agree with Andrew here; the "Erkrängungen" may well have left the person easily tired, but that's definitely not the same as "partially-disabled".
7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
..limit his current capacity to perform work-related duties


Explanation:
"Illnesses limit his current capacity to perform work-related duties" or

"His current capacity to perform work-related duties is diminished on account of (recent) illnesses."

The German phrase is typically used to indicate somebody's been put out of commission by some temporary affliction or illness, not by a permanent disability. See below:

"Doch in Absprache mit Trainerin Isabelle Baumann haben wir auf eine Nominierung verzichtet, weil Dieter Baumann derzeit nur eingeschränkt leistungsfähig ist", erklärte Sportdirektor Frank Hensel, zugleich auch Generalsekretär des Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verbandes (DLV).


    Reference: http://www.rp-online.de/sport/dlv-ohne-baumann-zum-europacup...
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: work-related duties = work?
12 mins
  -> Dunno. Is Francis Catholic?
neutral  David Moore (X): Verboseß Why not just "limits his current working capacity"?
6 hrs
  -> I hear you. My mind picked this by default, I guess, because it's a standard phrase in the US..
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
partially fit for work


Explanation:
http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/resource-centre/analysis/t...

the fit note system can help where GPs consider people partially fit for work

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kalyani Gadre
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you Kalyani
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