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discapacitado

disabled person; person with a disability

noun dees-kah-pah-see-TAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Discapacitado (feminine discapacitada) is understood but increasingly replaced in formal and media language by persona con discapacidad — a person-first phrasing considered more respectful. As an adjective it means 'disabled' (persona discapacitada). Note the related noun discapacidad (id 4415) for the condition itself.

Examples

"El parking tiene plazas reservadas para discapacitados."

Natural Translation

The car park has spaces reserved for disabled people.

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