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French Translation of “cripple”

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cripple (ˈkrɪp^əl)

Translations

noun

1. (lame) boiteux(‑euse) masculine feminine
2. (disabled) infirme masculine and feminine

transitive verb

(physically)
1. [+ person] handicaper
2. [+ limb] handicaper
[+ person]
1. (emotionally) [shyness] bloquer
2. (financially) handicaper
[+ ship, plane] immobiliser
[war, debt, strikes]
1. [+ economy, industry, production, exports] paralyser
2. [+ country, region] paralyser

Similar Words

= disable, paralyse, lame, debilitate, mutilate, maim, incapacitate, enfeeble, weaken, hamstring

= damage, destroy, ruin, bring to a standstill, halt, spoil, cramp, impair, put paid to, vitiate, put out of action,

'cripple' in Other Languages

Brazilian Portuguese: aleijar
Chinese: 使受伤致残使受伤傷致残殘
European Spanish: lisiarse
French: rendre infirme
German: zum Krüppel machen
Italian: menomare
Japanese: 身体障害を負わせる
Korean: 불구가 되다
Portuguese: deformado deformada
Spanish: lisiarse

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