handicap
handicap(
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kahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la desventaja (F)
(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).
Bolivia, as a landlocked country, has a handicap of not having a freight port.Bolivia, en tanto país sin salida al mar, tiene la desventaja de no tener un puerto de carga.
2. (sports)
a. el hándicap (M)
(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).
Don has a golf handicap of two. He hopes to become a professional.Don tiene un hándicap en golf de dos. Espera convertirse en profesional.
3. (old-fashioned) (disability)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. la minusvalía (F)
(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).
His handicap is the result of a car accident he had ten years ago.Su minusvalía es el resultado de un accidente automovilístico que tuvo hace diez años.
b. la discapacidad (F)
(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).
Our company does not discriminate on the basis of a person's handicap.Nuestra empresa no discrimina en base a la discapacidad de una persona.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to hamper)
a. perjudicar
The president was handicapped by having a vice-president from the opposition party.El presidente se veía perjudicado por tener un vicepresidente del partido de la oposición.
b. suponer una desventaja
Cat felt she was handicapped by her last name, so she changed it.Cat sentía que su apellido le suponía una desventaja, así que lo cambió.
5. (sports)
a. asignar una desventaja
The committee handicapped him based on his record.El comité le asignó una desventaja sobre la base de su historial.
b. establecer un hándicap
They handicapped the horse by seven pounds.Establecieron un hándicap de siete libras para el caballo.
a. evaluar las posibilidades de
The candidate declined to publicly handicap her main opponent.La candidata se negó a evaluar en público las posibilidades de su principal rival.
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