cripple

BrE /ˈkrɪpl/ AmE /ˈkrɪpl/

verb / noun en → es

past crippled pp crippled ing crippling

1 DISABLE [transitive] B2

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

  • The disease crippled him.

    La enfermedad lo incapacitó.

2 HINDER [transitive] B2

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

  • The lack of funding crippled the project.

    La falta de financiamiento limitó el proyecto.

3 PERSON [noun] B1

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

  • He's been a cripple since his accident.

    Ha sido un discapacitado desde su accidente.