crippled with arthritis — invalido (-a) per l'artrite
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
crip|ple — «KRIHP uhl», noun, adjective, verb, pled, pling. –n. 1. a person or animal that cannot use his legs, arms, or body properly because of injury, deformity, or lack; lame person or animal: »Long John Silver was a cripple who limped on a wooden leg.… … Useful english dictionary
cripple — crip|ple1 [ krıpl ] noun count OFFENSIVE an offensive word for someone who is physically disabled, especially someone who is unable to walk cripple crip|ple 2 [ krıpl ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone physically disabled, especially unable… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cripple — Crip ple (kr[i^]p p l), n. [OE. cripel, crepel, crupel, AS. crypel (akin to D. kreuple, G. kr[ u]ppel, Dan. kr[ o]bling, Icel. kryppill), prop., one that can not walk, but must creep, fr. AS. cre[ o]pan to creep. See {Creep}.] One who creeps,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cripple — Crip ple, (kr[i^]p p l), n. [Local. U. S.] (a) Swampy or low wet ground, often covered with brush or with thickets; bog. The flats or cripple land lying between high and low water lines, and over which the waters of the stream ordinarily come and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cripple — Crip ple (kr[i^]p p l), a. Lame; halting. [R.] The cripple, tardy gaited night. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cripple — Crip ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crippled} ( p ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crippling} ( pl?ng).] 1. To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot; to lame. [1913 Webster] He had crippled the joints of the noble child. Sir W. Scott. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cripple — crip•ple [[t]ˈkrɪp əl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling. usage: The term cripple in the sense of “a lame or disabled person” is usually perceived as offensive and is not used very often nowadays. The noun cripple and the adjective crippled have largely been … From formal English to slang
cripple — crip·ple krip əl n sometimes offensive a lame or partly disabled individual cripple adj being a cripple: LAME cripple vt, crip·pled; crip·pling (ə) liŋ to deprive of the use of a limb and esp. a leg <crippled by arthritis> … Medical dictionary
crip´pler — crip|ple «KRIHP uhl», noun, adjective, verb, pled, pling. –n. 1. a person or animal that cannot use his legs, arms, or body properly because of injury, deformity, or lack; lame person or animal: »Long John Silver was a cripple who limped on a… … Useful english dictionary
cripple — crip·ple … English syllables
Cripple Creek — Crip′ple Creek′ n. geg a town in central Colorado: gold rush 1891. 655; 9600 ft. (2925 m) above sea level … From formal English to slang
