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cripple in Finnish

cripple in Finnish is rampa, vammainen, invalidi — cripple means an outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.

cripple in Finnish

rampa
adj
(now, _, rare, dated) crippled
vammainen
noun
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
invalidi
noun
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
rampa
noun
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
rampauttaa
verb
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
vammauttaa
verb
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
tuhota
verb
(figuratively) To damage seriously; to destroy.

What does "cripple" mean?

  1. noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
    "Older texts sometimes used the word "cripple," a term now considered offensive."
  2. verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.
    "The strike crippled the country's transport network for a week."
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cripple in a sentence

  • Older texts sometimes used the word "cripple," a term now considered offensive.
  • The strike crippled the country's transport network for a week.
  • A knee injury nearly crippled his football career.

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What is "cripple" in Finnish?

"cripple" in Finnish is rampa, vammainen, invalidi. cripple means: An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.

How do you use "cripple" in a sentence?

Example: "Older texts sometimes used the word "cripple," a term now considered offensive." In Finnish, "cripple" is rampa, vammainen, invalidi.

Are there other ways to say "cripple" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "cripple": rampa, vammainen, invalidi, rampauttaa, vammauttaa, tuhota.

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