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Meanings of handicap in English

Portuguese
inabilidade
Catalan
incapacitat
Spanish
hándicap
Wikidata

The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.

        inabilidade
        Portuguese
        dificuldade
        Catalan
        impediment
        Spanish
        freno

        Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.

            dificuldade
            Catalan
            incapacitar
            Spanish
            incapacitar

            Injure permanently.

                  incapacitar
                  Portuguese
                  dificultar

                  Put at a disadvantage.

                        dificultar
                        Usage of handicap in English
                        1
                        British Open: Each year, the statistic becomes a greater handicap than ever.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        He has discovered quickly that in international management a handicap system applies.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        Another small victory in the human-robot race, with the necessary handicap applied.
                        Jupiter War
                        4
                        Many women handicap other women; and they handicap them in multifarious ways.
                        Hints for Lovers
                        5
                        NOTE: Numbers in brackets are the official handicap ratings for each horse.
                        News.com.au
                        6
                        In fact, it can be a handicap if it leads to overconfidence.
                        Crown of Slaves
                        7
                        Fear of the water, for an Alexandrian princess, is a grave handicap.
                        The Memoirs of Cleopatra
                        8
                        Apple 's reliance on China is looking increasingly like its biggest handicap.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        Only items related to handicap were included and grouped into five subscales.
                        Pubmed
                        10
                        This handicap system is realized through the rules of the various climbing-games.
                        Rock and Ice Magazine
                        11
                        Even the eighth has since been a close second in a handicap.
                        The Guardian
                        12
                        I think it would be sportsmanlike of you to accept the handicap.
                        The Light of the Western Stars
                        13
                        And I was going to tell you what the real handicap is.
                        Under Handicap / A Novel
                        14
                        Especially if the boys give us the heavy handicap we agreed on.
                        The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island; Or, A Cave and What It Contain...
                        15
                        But while language was a handicap, it was not a major menace.
                        The Tyranny Of Words
                        16
                        Her name is sufficient to handicap her every moment in this country.
                        The Sowers
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                        Handicap through the time
                        Handicap across language varieties
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Less common
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