Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
muistin häiriöalttius
English translation:
memory impairment
Added to glossary by
Jonathan Widell
Feb 23, 2006 22:22
19 yrs ago
Finnish term
Canada
Translations from start to Finnish
Native in: Finnish
Works in: English to Finnish, French to Finnish, Dutch to Finnish, and 2 more.
häiriöalttius
Finnish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
neuropsykologi todennut muistin heikkoutta ja muistin häiriöalttiutta
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | prone to memory impairment |
Lauri Laakso
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| 5 | prone to be confused |
Desmond O'Rourke
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| 1 +1 | prone to memory blocks |
Timo Lehtilä
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Proposed translations
3 days 22 hrs
Lauri Laakso
Native in Finnish
A reliable engineer
Native in: Finnish 
Works in: Russian to Finnish, English to Finnish, Finnish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
prone to memory impairment
referring to dementia
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Desmond O'Rourke
: alttius = proneness. The answer must somehow imply proneness and not a final state.
1 day 55 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very good!"
20 mins
Desmond O'Rourke
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PROFESSIONAL JOBS PERSONALLY HANDLED
Native in: English
Works in: Finnish to English, English to Finnish
Related KudoZ points
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61
prone to be confused
'häiriö' can mean any kind of malfunction or disturbance. In this case, it could be translated "prone to misremember", not quite the same as 'muistin heikkous' or "forgetfulness"
+1
1 day 19 hrs
Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Finland
Native in Finnish
Finland
Knowing the subject and skills to say it
Native in: Finnish
Works in: Russian to Finnish, English to Finnish
Related KudoZ points
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26
prone to memory blocks
muistin heikkous = forgetfulness
muistin häiriöalttius = (a person is) prone to memory blocks (and other kinds of memory failures)
muistin häiriöalttius = (a person is) prone to memory blocks (and other kinds of memory failures)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Desmond O'Rourke
: The word prone is correctly used - the best answer so far.
3 days 3 hrs
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