cripple
cripple(
krih
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (disabled person)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el lisiado (M), la lisiada (F) (old-fashioned) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Mary's mother was a cripple who had lost her right foot in a carriage accident.La madre de Mary era una lisada que había perdido el pie derecho en un accidente de carruaje.
b. el tullido (M), la tullida (F) (old-fashioned) (pejorative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The duke and duchess passed a few cripples begging outside the church.Los duques pasaron a unos tullidos que pedían limosna en la entrada de la iglesia.
c. el inválido (M), la inválida (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The poor man has been a cripple since birth.El pobre señor es inválido de nacimiento.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to injure)
a. lisiar
Records show that the corporal was crippled by a grenade.Los registros muestran que el cabo fue lisiado por una granada.
3. (figurative) (to render ineffective)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. paralizar
The government accused the striking workers of setting out to cripple the steel industry.El gobierno acusó a los trabajadores en huelga de querer paralizar la industria del acero.
b. inutilizar
Anti-aircraft fire had crippled one of the plane's engines.El fuego antiaéreo había inutilizado uno de los motores del avión.
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