impair

They filed the case arguing that the rights of the river were being violated by government road construction, which was impairing the natural flow of the river.
Ces derniers ont déposé une plainte au motif que les droits de la rivière étaient violés par la construction, par le gouvernement, d’une route empêchant l’écoulement naturel de la rivière.
The gastroenterologist said that a partial obstruction in her small intestine was impairing the transit of chyme.
Le gastro-entérologue a dit qu'une obstruction partielle de son intestin grêle gênait le transit du chyme.
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