disablement
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dis·a·ble
(dĭs-ā′bəl)tr.v. dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles
1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
2. Law To render legally incapable of performing an act.
dis·a′ble·ment n.
dis·a′bling adj.
dis·a′bling·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | disablement - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) dysphasia - an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage unfitness, softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking astasia - inability to stand due to muscular incoordination amputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell hypesthesia, hypoesthesia - impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity pigeon toes - disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee disintegration - a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; "a disintegration of personality" |
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Translations
عَجْز، إقْعاد
invaliditapostižení
invaliditet
megbénítás
bæklun, fötlun
sakatla ma
disablement
[dɪsˈeɪblmənt] N1. (= state) → invalidez f, discapacidad f, minusvalía f
2. [of tank, gun, device] → inutilización f
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disablement
n
→ Behinderung f
(of tank, gun, ship) → Unbrauchbarmachen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disablement
[dɪsˈeɪblmənt] n (injury) → menomazione f; (condition) → invaliditàdisablement pension → pensione di invalidità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disable
(disˈeibl) verb to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple. He was disabled during the war.
disability (disəˈbiləti) – plural disaˈbilities – noun something which disables. He has a disability which prevents him from walking very far.
ˈdisability payment noun an amount of money regularly paid by the government to disabled people.
disˈabled adjective lacking ability or strength; crippled. a disabled soldier.
disˈablement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.