functioning

operativo, funcional

Que funciona y puede cumplir la tarea para la que está hecho.

En inglés sencillo: Working and able to do what it is meant to do.

• We need a functioning printer.
• The village finally has a fully functioning hospital.
• Without functioning brakes, the car is unsafe.

Sinónimos: working, operational, functional

Antónimos: broken, inoperative

Expresiones frecuentes: functioning system, fully functioning, functioning equipment

capaz de desenvolverse

Que puede desenvolverse en la vida diaria en sociedad pese a una discapacidad mental.

En inglés sencillo: Able to manage everyday life in society despite a mental disability.

• The assessment described him as a functioning adult despite his mental disability.
• She was considered functioning because she could manage daily tasks with support.
• The report called him socially functioning despite his disability.

Expresiones frecuentes: functioning adult, functioning person, socially functioning

funcionamiento

La actividad de trabajar o cumplir una función.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of working or carrying out a purpose.

• Sleep supports normal brain functioning.
• A power cut stopped the functioning of the equipment.
• Clean water is essential for the proper functioning of the body.

Cómo se usa: functioning of something (Regular checks ensure the proper functioning of the engine.)

Sinónimos: operation, working

Expresiones frecuentes: normal functioning, proper functioning, smooth functioning

funcionamiento

La manera en que trabaja un sistema, un cuerpo o una organización.

En inglés sencillo: The way a system, body, or organization works.

• We studied the functioning of the brain.
• She explained the internal functioning of the organization.
• The illness affected his mental functioning.

Cómo se usa: functioning of something (The study examines the functioning of the brain.)

Sinónimos: workings, operation

Expresiones frecuentes: internal functioning, brain functioning, functioning of something