functioning

funktionsfähig, funktionierend

In Betrieb und fähig, die vorgesehene Aufgabe zu erfüllen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: working, operational, functional

Gegenteile: broken, inoperative

Häufige Wendungen: functioning system, fully functioning, functioning equipment

alltagsfähig

Trotz einer geistigen oder psychischen Behinderung fähig, den Alltag in der Gesellschaft zu bewältigen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Häufige Wendungen: functioning adult, functioning person, socially functioning

Funktionieren, Betrieb

Das Arbeiten oder Erfüllen einer Aufgabe.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: functioning of something (Regular checks ensure the proper functioning of the engine.)

Synonyme: operation, working

Häufige Wendungen: normal functioning, proper functioning, smooth functioning

Funktionsweise

Die Art, wie ein System, ein Körper oder eine Organisation arbeitet.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: functioning of something (The study examines the functioning of the brain.)

Synonyme: workings, operation

Häufige Wendungen: internal functioning, brain functioning, functioning of something