cripple1
/ˈkrɪp.l̩/ [crippled, crippling]Translation
v [t]
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⇨ dejar inválido,da
She was crippled after the fall La caída la dejó inválida
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva›
⇨ traumatizar
Her death crippled him emotionally Su muerte lo traumatizó
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⇨ paralizar
⇨ perjudicar
Her business was crippled by the crisis La crisis perjudicó su negocio
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva(Definition of cripple v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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