l'
/ɑ̃.di.kap/
Translation
disability
Word origin
Borrowed from English handicap, originally a horse-racing term ('hand in cap') for a weight penalty that evened out a race. French adopted the word directly, spelling and all.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- handicap
- English cognates
- handicap
Grammar
Examples
rampe permet ' .
This ramp lets people with disabilities enter easily.
l' .
His disability doesn't stop him practising several sports.
l' .
The town has invested in access for people with physical disabilities.
French uses as a neutral, everyday word, not the fraught term it can be in English: situation is the standard, respectful phrasing you'll meet in official documents and on the street alike.
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