cripple in Portuguese
cripple in Portuguese is aleijada, aleijado — cripple means an outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
cripple in Portuguese
aleijada
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
aleijado
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
What does "cripple" mean?
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noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.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."
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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 Portuguese?
"cripple" in Portuguese is aleijada, aleijado. cripple means: An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.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 Portuguese, "cripple" is aleijada, aleijado.
Are there other ways to say "cripple" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "cripple": aleijada, aleijado.
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