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afectación severa

English translation: serious repercussions

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Spanish term or phrase:afectación severa
English translation:serious repercussions
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

19:20 Jun 14, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / ADHD (attention deficit disorder)
Spanish term or phrase: afectación severa
El TDAH es un trastorno frecuente que conlleva afectación severa en el entorno escolar, familiar y social, se caracteriza por la presencia de síntomas de inatención, hiperactividad e impulsividad.
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 20:14
serious repercussions
Explanation:
or seriously affects

ADHD is a common disorder that seriously affects schooling, family and social life...

OR

... has serious repercussions on ...
Selected response from:

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:14
Grading comment
Thanks so much! This worked perfectly in the text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7serious repercussions
Carol Gullidge
4 +2serious impairment
Zilin Cui
5Severe outcomes
Budman
4that affects seriously
Cecilia Rey
4severely/seriously impacts
Nikki Graham
4that seriously affects
Simona Micutari


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
serious impairment


Explanation:
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=spanish...
straightforward SS concept

Zilin Cui
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ray Ables: I agree. or you could say "severe impairment"
12 mins
agree  Michelle Kusuda
15 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
serious repercussions


Explanation:
or seriously affects

ADHD is a common disorder that seriously affects schooling, family and social life...

OR

... has serious repercussions on ...

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks so much! This worked perfectly in the text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell
8 mins
  -> thanks Rachel!
agree  Edward Tully
10 mins
  -> thanks Edward!
agree  Denise Phelps
41 mins
  -> thanks Denise!
agree  philgoddard: I prefer "seriously affects" because it's a couple of words and several syllables shorter.
42 mins
  -> thanks Phil!
agree  Richard Hill
2 hrs
  -> thanks Richard!
agree  Christine Walsh: Another vote for 'seriously affects'
3 hrs
  -> thanks Christine!
agree  franglish
11 hrs
  -> thanks franglish!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that affects seriously


Explanation:
is a disorder that affects seriously ...

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Note added at 20 mins (2013-06-14 19:40:55 GMT)
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It seems to be a (poor) translation from English.

Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rachel Fell: word order - "seriously affects" in most cases
2 mins
  -> Thanks for your comment, Rachel.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Severe outcomes


Explanation:
Carry severe outcomes is the closest translation in context and literal form that I can see.

Budman
United States
Local time: 16:14
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
severely/seriously impacts


Explanation:
ADHD is a disorder that severely or seriously impacts...

Another idea for you. Impact is the verb that springs to mind first in this context.

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that seriously affects


Explanation:
I'd use this form because it sounds more natural and is easier to grasp for readers of the medical text.

Simona Micutari
Sweden
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
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