cripple

[/ˈkrɪpəl/]

noun/verbpl: cripples

aleijado/deficiente

1. noun: a person who is unable to walk or move normally due to injury or illness

He was a cripple after the accident.

Ele era um aleijado após o acidente.

2. verb: to cause someone to lose the ability to walk or move normally

The injury crippled him for life.

A lesão o aleijou para o resto da vida.

3. verb: to damage or weaken something severely

The scandal crippled the company's reputation.

O escândalo prejudicou severamente a reputação da empresa.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

aleijado / deficiente / pessoa com deficiência

Aleijado is more informal; deficiente or pessoa com deficiência are more formal/preferred

Portugal

aleijado / pessoa com deficiência

Similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese

General

prejudicar / danificar (for verb usage)

When used as verb meaning to weaken or damage

cripple someone with debt - deixar alguém endividado

a cripple in one leg - manco de uma perna

crippling blow - golpe devastador

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