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уве́чье — meaning in English

uvechye

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English meaning

  • handicap noun A physical or mental condition that limits a person's abilities.
  • mutilation noun The act of severely damaging or disfiguring something, or the resulting damage.

Senses

уве́чье is used for these senses in English:

  • handicap (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
  • handicap (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
  • mutilation The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

handicap — full definition

  1. noun A physical or mental condition that limits a person's abilities.
  2. noun Something that makes success harder; a disadvantage.
  3. noun In sport, an adjustment (extra weight, time, or strokes) given to weaker competitors to even out a contest.
  4. verb To put someone or something at a disadvantage.

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