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handicapé

disabled person, person with a disability

noun ahn-dee-kah-PEH Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Handicapé can be used as both noun and adjective. Preferred contemporary usage favours personne handicapée (person with a disability) over the standalone noun, which some find reductive. Un handicap (the noun) is used in sports and general contexts; valide/non-valide are older contrasting terms now considered dated.

Examples

"La salle est accessible aux personnes handicapées."

Natural Translation

The room is accessible to disabled persons.

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