incapacitate
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Définition et signification de « incapacitate » en anglais

to incapacitate
01

rendre incapable

to make something unable to work properly
Transitive: to incapacitate a system
to incapacitate definition and meaning
Exemples
The financial crisis incapacitated the company, leaving it unable to meet its financial obligations.
La crise financière a incapacité l'entreprise, la laissant incapable de faire face à ses obligations financières.
1.1

frapper d'incapacité

to injure or weaken someone in a way that one cannot live normally
Transitive: to incapacitate a person or their body parts
Exemples
A fall from the ladder incapacitated the worker, resulting in a lasting head trauma.
Une chute de l'échelle a incapacité le travailleur, entraînant un traumatisme crânien durable.
1.2

incapaciter, mettre sous tutelle

to take away someone's ability to make their own decisions through a court order because they have a physical or mental problem
Transitive: to incapacitate sb
Exemples
After a severe head injury, the court decided to incapacitate the patient temporarily until they regained cognitive function.
Après une grave blessure à la tête, le tribunal a décidé d'incapaciter le patient temporairement jusqu'à ce qu'il retrouve ses fonctions cognitives.

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