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handicap

handicap, disability

noun ahn-dee-KAHP Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

disadvantage

Usage Note

Handicap is borrowed from English and used in both sports and medical/social contexts. In French law, le handicap encompasses physical, mental, and sensory disabilities. The adjective is handicapé(e), though en situation de handicap is the preferred inclusive term in contemporary French administrative language.

Examples

"Son handicap ne l'empêche pas de travailler."

Natural Translation

His disability doesn't prevent him from working.

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