handicapped

handicapped(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
1.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(having a disability)
a. discapacitado
Our restaurant provides employment to handicapped people.Nuestro restaurante ofrece empleo a las personas discapacitadas.
b. disminuido
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
He played a mentally handicapped child perfectly in the movie without being offensive.Interpretó a la perfección el papel de un niño psíquicamente disminuido en la película, sin ser ofensivo.
c. minusválido
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Being handicapped doesn't mean disabled, but rather differently abled.Ser minusválido no significa no tener ninguna aptitud, sino tener aptitudes diferentes.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
2.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(people with disabilities)
a. los discapacitados
(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).
(M)
He began volunteering to help care for the handicapped in the sixties.Empezó como voluntario para ayudar a cuidar de discapacitados en los años sesenta.
b. los disminuidos
(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).
(M)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Several articles in the former constitution dealt with the rights of the handicapped.Varios artículos de la antigua constitución versaban sobre los derechos de los disminuidos.
c. los minusválidos
(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).
(M)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
The parking spaces closest to the entrance are reserved for the handicapped.Los cajones de estacionamiento más cercanos a la entrada están reservados para minusválidos.
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