Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
cripple / ˈkrɪpl/ - noun
- (lame) injur impotent/-e m/f;
- (inadequate) emotional ~ personne f bloquée sur le plan émotionnel.
- transitive verb
- (physically) estropier;
~d for life infirme à vie;
- fig paralyser (country, industry);
désemparer (ship);
mettre [qch] hors d'usage (vehicle).
'cripple' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| cripple, cripple sb vtr | literal (person: physically) | estropier⇒, handicaper⇒, paralyser⇒ vtr |
| cripple, cripple sth vtr | figurative (machine, process) figuré | gripper⇒, paralyser⇒ vtr |
| cripple, cripple sth vtr | figurative (plan, efforts) | entraver⇒, paralyser⇒ vtr |
| cripple n | dated, pejorative (lame or handicapped person) un peu vieilli | impotent, estropié nm |
| | | infirme, invalide, handicapé nm |
| | familier | éclopé adj |
| | péjoratif | boiteux adj |
| | Tous les handicapés ne se déplacent pas en fauteuil roulant. |
| | Ce vieux boiteux encombre la porte cochère. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| legless cripple | pejorative péjoratif | cul de jatte |
