disable

desactivar, inutilizar

Hacer que una máquina, un sistema u otra cosa deje de funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: To stop a machine, system, or other thing from working.

• They disabled the alarm.
• The storm disabled several power lines.
• A damaged cable can disable the whole system.

Sinónimos: deactivate, put out of action

Antónimos: enable, activate

Expresiones frecuentes: disable an alarm, disable a system, disable a vehicle, disable a feature

incapacitar

Causar un daño grave y duradero a las capacidades físicas o mentales de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: To cause serious lasting damage to a person’s physical or mental abilities.

• The injury disabled him permanently.
• The disease can disable people of any age.
• Several workers were disabled in the accident.

Sinónimos: incapacitate

Expresiones frecuentes: permanently disable someone, severely disable someone