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hand·i·capped
(hăn′dē-kăpt′) Usage Problemadj.
1. Physically or mentally disabled: a pool equipped for handicapped swimmers.
2. Intended for people who have a disability: a handicapped parking space.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
People who have a disability considered as a group. Often used with the.
Usage Note: Although handicapped is widely used in both law and everyday speech to refer to people having physical or mental disabilities, those described by the word tend to prefer the expressions disabled or people with disabilities. Handicapped may imply a helplessness that is not suggested by the more forthright disabled. It is also felt that some stigma may attach to the word handicapped because of its origin in the phrase hand in cap, actually derived from a game of chance but sometimes mistakenly believed to involve the image of a beggar. See Usage Note at disabled.
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handicapped
(ˈhændɪˌkæpt)adj
1. (Medicine) physically disabled
2. (Psychology) psychol denoting a person whose social behaviour or emotional reactions are in some way impaired
3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (of a competitor) assigned a handicap
Usage: Nowadays the use of the word handicapped to describe people with disabilities is generally considered inappropriate. It is preferable to refer to someone as having a disability and to talk about people with disabilities
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hand•i•capped
(ˈhæn diˌkæpt) usage: See cripple.
—adj.
1. physically or mentally disabled.
2. (of a contestant) marked by, being under, or having a handicap.
n. 3. the handicapped, handicapped persons collectively.
[1910–15]
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disabled
– handicappedSomeone who is disabled has an illness, injury or condition that restricts the way they can live, especially by making it difficult for them to move about.
There are many practical problems encountered by disabled people in the workplace.
Some people use handicapped with this meaning, but many people find this offensive.
The most sensitive ways of referring to people with a restricting physical condition are to call them people with disabilities or people with special needs.
Those who will gain the most are people with disabilities and their carers.
Employers should pay for the training of young people with special needs.
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Noun 1. [画像:handicapped - people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped]handicapped - people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
the halt - (archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21
Adj. 1. handicapped - incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
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handicapped
adjective disabled, impaired, invalid, incapacitated, infirm financial help for visually handicapped workers
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Translations
مُعاقمُعَاق
handicapovanýpostižený
handicappet
vammainen
hendikepiran
fatlaîur
障害のある
장애가 있는
handicapovaný
prizadet
funktionshindrad
พิการ
tàn tật
handicapped
[ˈhændɪkæpt]A. ADJ mentally handicapped → mentalmente discapacitado, psíquicamente disminuido
physically handicapped → minusválido, (físicamente) discapacitado
to be mentally/physically handicapped → tener una discapacidad mental/física, ser (un) discapacitado mental/físico
physically handicapped → minusválido, (físicamente) discapacitado
to be mentally/physically handicapped → tener una discapacidad mental/física, ser (un) discapacitado mental/físico
B. N the handicapped → los minusválidos, los discapacitados
the mentally handicapped → los discapacitados mentales, los disminuidos psíquicos
the mentally handicapped → los discapacitados mentales, los disminuidos psíquicos
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handicapped
[ˈhændikæpt] adj (= disabled) → handicapé(e)
mentally handicapped → handicapé(e) mentalement
physically handicapped → handicapé(e) physiquement
mentally handicapped → handicapé(e) mentalement
physically handicapped → handicapé(e) physiquement
npl
the handicapped (= the disabled) → les handicapés mpl
the handicapped (= the disabled) → les handicapés mpl
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handicap
(ˈhӕndikӕp) noun1. something that makes doing something more difficult. The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist. belemmering عائِق пречка impedimento postižení (tělesné) die Behinderung handicap εμπόδιο, μειονέκτημα obstáculo, impedimento takistus مانع haitta handicap מגבלה असमर्थ teškoca, hendikep hátrány hambatan fötlun; annmarki svantaggio, handicap 不利な条件 불리한 조건 kliūtis, kliuvinys trūkums; kavēklis hambatan handicap, hindernis handikap, hemsko przeszkoda, utrudnienie مانع impedimento handicap помеха (telesné) postihnutie ovira hendikep handikapp อุปสรรค engel, elverişsiz durum 妨礙 завада, перешкода کوئی رکاوٹ، مشکل điều bất lợi 障碍,不利条件
2. (in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning. agterstand تَعْديل في سباق رياضي يسبب عائِقا спънка desvantagem handicap das Handikap handicap χάντικαπ (για αγώνα ή διαγωνισμό όπου οι καλύτεροι επιβαρύνονται με μειονέκτημα για εξίσωση των συμμετεχόντων) desventaja ede آوانس tasoitus désavantage תוֹסֶפֶת קוֹשִי असुविधा, हानि prednost koja se daje slabijima (kako bi svi imali jednake šanse) hendikep handikap forgjöf, forskot svantaggio ハンディ 핸디캡 handikapas, pasunkinimas handikaps handikap handicap, hindernis handikap handicap, utrudnienie آوانس desvantagem handicap гандикап handicap dajanje prednosti slabšemu nasprotniku davanje startne prednosti handicap (การแข่งขัน) การเสียเปรียบ engel, handikap 在賽跑或競賽中設定對強者較不利條件或使弱者略佔優勢(如:賽跑須跑較長距離) гандикап کسی قسم کی دشواری cuộc thi có chấp 加给强对手的不利条件,使参赛者中的优者跑较远、增加负重等
3. a race, competition etc in which this happens. voorgeewedloop سِباق فيه عائِق хандикап handicap handicap das Vorgaberennen, -spiel handicapløb; handicap- αγώνας ή διαγωνισμός όπου οι καλύτεροι επιβαρύνονται με μειονέκτημα για εξίσωση των συμμετεχόντων handicap händikäp مسابقۀ با ارفاق tasoituskilpailu handicap מֵרוֹץ מִכשוֹלִים सप्रतिबंध प्रतियोगिता natjecanje (trka) uz davanje prednosti slabijima hendikep handikap forgjafarkeppni handicap ハンディ付きの試合 핸디캡이 붙은 경기 handikapas sacensības ar handikapu handikap handicap, hindernis løp/spill med handikap (typ zawodów) لوبی handicap handicap гандикап handicap handicap trka sa davanjem startne prednosti handicaptävling การแข่งขันที่ฝ่ายหนึ่งเสียเปรียบอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง engelli yarış (設定對強者較不利或使弱者略佔優勢條件的)讓步賽 змагання з гандикапом ایسا مقابلہ جہاں دشواری ہو cuộc thi có chấp (để hai bên cân sức) (给优者不利条件的一种比赛)让步赛
4. (a form of) physical or mental disability. children with physical handicaps. gebrek إعاقَه недъг deficiência (tělesná, duševní) vada die Behinderung handicap αναπηρία discapacidad; deficiencia vigastus, puue معلولیت vamma anomalie מגבלה, נכות शारीरिक या मानसिक अपंगता teškoca, smetnja fogyatékosság cacat fötlun handicap 身体障害 신체 장애 trūkumas, negalia (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība kecacatan handicap, gebrek handikap, uførhet upośledzenie له زوره اچول، كمزورى كول، نا توانه كول، ګوډول diminuição handicap увечье telesná chyba napaka hendikep handikapp ความพิการ özür, sakat 殘障 фізична вада ایک قسم کی جسمانی یا ذھنی معذوری tàn tật 残废
verb – past tense, past participle ˈhandicapped – to make something (more) difficult for. He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness. belemmer, gekniehalter يُعيق، يسبب إعاقَه преча colocar em desvantagem handicapovat behindern hæmme; handicappe δυσχεραίνω, εμποδίζω obstaculizar, impedir, perjudicar takistama مانع شدن hankaloittaa handicaper נכה असमर्थ hendikepirati, opteretiti hátrányos helyzetbe hoz menyulitkan hindra, tálma svantaggiare, ostacolare 不利である 불리한 입장에 서게 하다 (su)trukdyti, apsunkinti kavēt hambat; halang hinderen, belemmeren, belemmering, handicap, hindernis bli/være handikappet, sette tilbake, hindre utrudniać, przeszkadzać مانع کیدل colocar em desvantagem a dezavantaja быть помехой handicapovať, znevýhodniť ovirati sprečiti handikappa เป็นอุปสรรคแก่ engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати; заважати معذور ہونا gây khó khăn 妨碍,使不利
ˈhandicapped adjectiveHe is physically handicapped and cannot walk; a handicapped child. gestremd مُعاق с недъг deficiente handicapovaný behindert handicappet με αναπηρία, μειονεκτικός discapacitado; deficiente vigane معلول vammainen handicapé מוגבל विकलांग invalidan (hendikepiran) fogyatékos bercacat fatlaður handicappato 身体障害のある 신체 장애가 있는 su negalia, neįgalus ar fizisku trūkumu; garīgi atpalicis/nepilnvērtīgs cacat gehandicapt, gebrekkig handikappet, ufør, vanfør upośledzony معلول،نا توان diminuído handicapat физически неполноценный handicapovaný, postihnutý prizadet hendikepiran handikappad ซึ่งพิการ sakat, özürlü 殘障的 такий, що має якусь фізичну ваду معذور bị tàn tật 残疾的
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handicapped
→ مُعَاق postižený handicappet behindert ανάπηρος discapacitado , minusválido vammainen handicapé hendikepiran disabile 障害のある 장애가 있는 gehandicapt handikappet upośledzony deficiente неполноценный funktionshindrad พิการ özürlü tàn tật 残疾的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
handicapped
(ant) V. disabled.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.