handicap
noun
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- (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
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disabilità
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- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
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fastidioso
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handicap
verb
/ˈhændikæp/
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- (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
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handicappare
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handicapped
adjective
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handicappato,
andicappato
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