handicap

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
4. (countable, uncountable) A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
5. (obsolete, uncountable) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
6. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”).

Verb

1. (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To place at disadvantage.
3. To estimate betting odds.

Concepts

handicap

infirmité

handicaper

désavantage

inconvénient

estropier

mutiler

obstacle

invalidité

imperfection

déficience

perte

regimber

trouble

désavantager

dissuasif

entraver

handicapé

gêner

Synonymes

disadvantage

hindrance

disability

hinder

impediment

drawback

obstacle

barrier

impairment

disablement

hamper

impede

injury

disable

obstruct

balk

baulk

block

blockage

check

cripple

deterrent

disorder

embarrass

inadvisability

incapacitate

inconvenience

invalid

lameness

trammel

trig

hinderance

downside

defect

trimming

embarrassment

encumber

encumbrance

falling

flaw

grading

deadwood

harm

damage

cumber

hitch

hurdle

hurt

cross

crimp

Traductions

handicap

Behinderung

Handicap

belemmering

Nachteil

deficiência

discapacidad

handicap

disabilità

hindernis

behindern

μειονέκτημα

andicappare

minorazione

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhændikæp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From hand-in-cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.