spastic
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be considered pejorative in the senses shown in 1) and 3).
spastic(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (old-fashioned) (technical) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. espástico
That must have been hard when they found out their son was spastic.Debe haber sido difícil cuando se enteraron de que su hijo era espástico.
2. (pejorative) (inept)
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 noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (old-fashioned) (technical) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. el espástico (M), la espástica (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).
I feel bad for that poor spastic. He'll have to spend his whole life depending on his family.Me siento mal por ese pobre espástico. Tendrá que pasar toda la vida dependiendo de su familia.
4. (pejorative) (inept person)
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 tarado (M), la tarada (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).
If you weren't such a spastic, maybe our boss would give you more hours.Si no fueras tan tarada, a lo mejor nuestro jefe te daría más horas.
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