cripple
BrE /ˈkrɪpl/ AmE /ˈkrɪpl/
verb / noun en → es
past crippled pp crippled ing crippling
to make someone unable to walk or move normally because of an injury, illness, etc.
discapacitar, incapacitar
- cripple somebody
Collocations crippled by an accident · crippled with pain
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The disease crippled him.
La enfermedad lo incapacitó.
to make it difficult for someone to do something or to stop them from doing something they want to do.
limitar, impedir
- cripple somebody's chances of doing sth
Collocations crippled by bureaucracy · crippled their ability to compete
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The lack of funding crippled the project.
La falta de financiamiento limitó el proyecto.
a person who is unable to walk or move normally because they have been injured, ill, etc.
discapacitado, inválido
- cripple
Collocations a cripple in a wheelchair · cripples and the elderly
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He's been a cripple since his accident.
Ha sido un discapacitado desde su accidente.