handicap
31handicap — han·di·cap s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS sport nell ippica, svantaggio in peso o in distanza dato ai cavalli favoriti per rendere pari le possibilità di vittoria tra tutti i partenti: cavallo che parte con un handicap di trenta metri,… …
32handicap — 01. By going around the world in his wheelchair, Rick Hansen showed the world that a [handicap] shouldn t stop you from achieving your goals. 02. People who only speak one language are severely [handicapped] in the world of international business …
33handicap — hand|i|cap1 [ˈhændikæp] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: handicap game in which people put their hand, holding money for a bet, into a hat (1600 1700), from hand in cap] 1.) old fashioned if someone has a handicap, a part of their body or their mind… …
34handicap — {{11}}handicap (n.) 1650s, from hand in cap, a game whereby two bettors would engage a neutral umpire to determine the odds in an unequal contest. The bettors would put their hands holding forfeit money into a hat or cap. The umpire would… …
35handicap — 1. noun a) 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… …
36Handicap — Behinderung; Körperbehinderung; Beeinträchtigung * * * Han|di|cap [ hɛndikɛp], das; s, s, Handikap: etwas, was jemandem das Erreichen eines Zieles schwerer macht, sich für jemanden als Nachteil auswirkt: mein größtes Handicap bei der Stellensuche …
37handicap — [17] The word handicap originally denoted a sort of game of chance in which one person put up one of his or her personal possessions against an article belonging to someone else (for example one might match a gold watch against the other’s horse) …
38handicap — [17] The word handicap originally denoted a sort of game of chance in which one person put up one of his or her personal possessions against an article belonging to someone else (for example one might match a gold watch against the other’s horse) …
39Handicap — Handicapped or handicap may refer to: *Disability, a human condition *Handicapping, various methods of leveling a sport or game **Golf handicap, a sport specific handicapping method *Handicap principle, an evolutionary theory *Self handicapping,… …
40handicap — noun (C) 1 an inability to use part of your body or mind because it has been damaged: a mental or physical handicap 2 a condition or situation that makes it difficult for someone to do what they want: Not speaking the language is a real handicap …
