Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä

Ääntäminen

    • IPA: /ˈhændɪˌkæp/

Käännöksiä ei löytynyt valitulle kohdekielelle.

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
  2. (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
  3. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
  4. A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
  5. (obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
  6. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game)”.

Verbi

  1. (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
  3. To estimate betting odds.

Esimerkit

  • Age is often a handicap.
  • Captain Edward Carlisle[...]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
  • The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
  • A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
  • The candidate was heavily handicapped.
  • Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektihandicapped
Imperfektihandicapped
Partisiipin preesenshandicapping
Monikkohandicaps
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenshandicaps

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