🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

handicapé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ãdikaˈpe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disabled/dɪsˈeɪ.bəld/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'événement vise à sensibiliser le public aux défis auxquels sont confrontés les handicapés."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities.

    "The organization provides resources for disabled individuals to enhance their quality of life."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities.

    "The event was designed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the disabled."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'disabled' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart' or 'asunder' combined with 'able', which comes from Old French 'able' and Latin 'habilis', meaning 'able, fit'. The term evolved in the late 20th century to encompass a broader social understanding of individuals with physical or mental impairments.

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🇫🇷French → English

handicapé

Transliteration: ãdikaˈpe

"L'événement vise à sensibiliser le public aux défis auxquels sont confrontés les handicapés."

🇩🇪German → English

behindert

Transliteration: bəˈhiːndɐt

"Die Veranstaltung soll das Bewusstsein für die Herausforderungen von Behinderten schärfen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

disabile

Transliteration: diˈzabile

"L'evento è stato organizzato per sensibilizzare sulle difficoltà dei disabili."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

discapacitado

Transliteration: diskapθiˈðaðo

"El evento busca concienciar sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los discapacitados."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

deficiente

Transliteration: defiˈsĩtʃi

"O evento visa aumentar a conscientização sobre os desafios enfrentados pelos deficientes."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अक्षम

Transliteration: akṣham

"यह कार्यक्रम अक्षम लोगों की चुनौतियों के बारे में जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

残疾人

Transliteration: cánjírén

"该活动旨在提高人们对残疾人面临的挑战的认识。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

장애인

Transliteration: jang-aein

"이 행사는 장애인이 직면한 도전에 대한 인식을 높이기 위해 마련되었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

障害者

Transliteration: shōgaisha

"このイベントは障害者が直面する課題についての認識を高めることを目的としています。"

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