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swimming failure

Spanish translation: incapacidad de nadar

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English term or phrase:swimming failure
Spanish translation:incapacidad de nadar

15:13 Aug 31, 2020
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2020-09-04 14:54:12 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime / swimming failure
English term or phrase: swimming failure
Buenas,

Espero que estén bien.

Quería consultarles si alguno conoce el equivalente para swimming failure. Les doy contexto:

What is the first stage of cold water immersion?
swim failure or cold shock

Swimming failure es el estado en el que no se puede nadar (fracaso) debido a la temperatura del agua.

¡Gracias!
Andrea Galindez
Argentina
Local time: 06:53
incapacidad de nadar
Explanation:
Una posibilidad.
Selected response from:

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 06:53
Grading comment
¡Thank you so much, Mónica! Me pareció buena tu opción, así que la utilicé. Gracias :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1imposibilidad para nadar
Antonella Perazzoni
3 +1incapacidad de nadar
Mónica Algazi


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
incapacidad de nadar


Explanation:
Una posibilidad.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
¡Thank you so much, Mónica! Me pareció buena tu opción, así que la utilicé. Gracias :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Guest
35 mins
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2 days 24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
imposibilidad para nadar


Explanation:
Adjunto artículo sobre Manejo inicial del casi ahogamiento e hipotermia por inmersión

Example sentence(s):
  • El ahogamiento tiene su origen en la disminución del nivel de conciencia o imposibilidad de la víctima para nadar.

    Reference: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1...
Antonella Perazzoni
Argentina
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
2 hrs
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