WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
cripple [sb]⇒ vtr | (person: physically) | invalidisera vtr |
| The gunshot crippled Ben, who never walked again. |
cripple [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (machine, process) (bildligt) | förlama vtr |
| (bildligt) | lamslå, paralysera vtr |
| High water crippled the trucks trying to bring supplies. |
cripple [sth] vtr | figurative (plan, efforts) (bildligt) | lamslå, paralysera vtr |
| (bildligt) | förlama vtr |
| The town was badly crippled when the factory closed down. |
cripple n | dated, pejorative (lame or handicapped person) (åld, nedsättande, kroppsligt) | krympling s |
| (kan vara nedsättande, ofta kroppsligt) | invalid s |
| Zack's twisted legs made it hard to walk, and the children called him 'cripple.' |