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cripple in Spanish

cripple in Spanish is lisiado, lisiada — cripple means an outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.

cripple in Spanish

lisiado
adj
(now, _, rare, dated) crippled
lisiada
noun
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
lisiado
noun
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

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 noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.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 Spanish?

"cripple" in Spanish is lisiado, lisiada. cripple means: An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.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 Spanish, "cripple" is lisiado, lisiada.

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

Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "cripple": lisiado, lisiada.

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