Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

impairment, impaired

Spanish translation:

Alteración de juicio; estar en un estado alterado / de juicio dañado

Added to glossary by Hardy Moreno
Sep 11, 2014 14:11
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English term

impairment, impaired

English to Spanish Other 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);

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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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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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