Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
inoperatividad
English translation:
Inoperability
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Jun 5, 2007 17:09
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Also an Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
inoperatividad
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Military / Defense
"Chávez 'fideliza' al ejercito venezolano
Los dramáticos noveles de **inoperatividad** de la Fuerza Armada Venezolana, la aparición de una nueva fuerza miliciana en el escenario militar en apoyo a la revolución chavista y la presencia de asesores cubanos en las principales guarniciones del país, son los signos más visibles de la "fidelización" de la fuerza militar venezolana, coincidieron en señalar expertos y autoridades."
Los dramáticos noveles de **inoperatividad** de la Fuerza Armada Venezolana, la aparición de una nueva fuerza miliciana en el escenario militar en apoyo a la revolución chavista y la presencia de asesores cubanos en las principales guarniciones del país, son los signos más visibles de la "fidelización" de la fuerza militar venezolana, coincidieron en señalar expertos y autoridades."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Inoperability |
Gad Kohenov
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| 4 +1 | ineffectiveness |
Martin Marquez
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| 3 | operational ineffectiveness |
John Rawlins
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| 3 | operational incapacity |
Michael Boone
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| 3 | loss of efficiency |
Сергей Лузан
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Proposed translations
21 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Specializes in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
Inoperability
A dictionary translates this as non functional.
Example: inoperable tanks.
In means not ready for action, for combat.
Example: inoperable tanks.
In means not ready for action, for combat.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot"
5 mins
operational ineffectiveness
Hope this fits your context
7 mins
operational incapacity
very possibly, looking at the context.
+1
55 mins
Martin Marquez
Native in Spanish
Going the extra mile
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , Catalan (Variant: Central)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
ineffectiveness
simply "ineffectiveness", adding "operational" results in a slightly redundant and wordy phrase, quite usual in Spanish but unnatural in English
2 hrs
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Works in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
loss of efficiency
another suggestion.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-05 20:10:07 GMT)
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JSTOR: The Military in the Political Development of New NationsThe armed forces in new states are transitional bodies with transitional ... military neutralism without a generally unacceptable loss of efficiency. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-278X(196508)3%3A2%3C306%3ATMITPD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
JSTOR: The Military in the Political Development of New NationsThe armed forces in new states are transitional bodies with transitional ... military neutralism without a generally unacceptable loss of efficiency. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-278X(196508)3%3A2%3C306%3ATMITPD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-05 20:11:58 GMT)
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Immunologic Control by Oral Vaccines of Diarrheal Disease Due to ...... source of morbidity and loss of efficiency among United States Military ... *INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES), CONTROL, SOURCES, ...
stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA203376
http://www.google.com/search?q= "loss of efficiency" Armed f...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-05 20:10:07 GMT)
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JSTOR: The Military in the Political Development of New NationsThe armed forces in new states are transitional bodies with transitional ... military neutralism without a generally unacceptable loss of efficiency. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-278X(196508)3%3A2%3C306%3ATMITPD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
JSTOR: The Military in the Political Development of New NationsThe armed forces in new states are transitional bodies with transitional ... military neutralism without a generally unacceptable loss of efficiency. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-278X(196508)3%3A2%3C306%3ATMITPD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-05 20:11:58 GMT)
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Immunologic Control by Oral Vaccines of Diarrheal Disease Due to ...... source of morbidity and loss of efficiency among United States Military ... *INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES), CONTROL, SOURCES, ...
stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA203376
http://www.google.com/search?q= "loss of efficiency" Armed f...
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