English to afrikaans meaning of

cripple

As 'n byvoeglike naamwoord beteken "kreupel" 'n persoon wat gestremd is, veral een wat weens besering of siekte nie behoorlik kan loop of beweeg nie.As 'n werkwoord beteken "kreupel" om te veroorsaak iemand of iets om gestremd of ondoeltreffend te word, dikwels deur dit ernstig te beskadig of te verswak.Dit is opmerklik dat die term "kreupel" deur baie mense as neerhalend en aanstootlik beskou word, en die meer gepaste term om te gebruik in moderne taal is "persoon met 'n gestremdheid" of "persoon met 'n mobiliteitsgestremdheid."

Sentence Examples

  1. When his condition first deteriorated he told me in no uncertain terms not to treat him like a cripple.
  2. Finias aimed for his legs, hoping to cripple him like the mage, but the tracker made that a moot point when he stopped.
  3. She was nicer than her mother, yes, but did she think of him as a cripple the same way her mother surely would if she knew?
  4. But bolted solidly to the top are two wooden handles, rough-hewn things for a cripple to grip at.
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