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deficiente

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See also: déficiente

Interlingua

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Adjective

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deficiente (comparative plus deficiente, superlative le plus deficiente)

  1. deficient

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Adjective

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deficiente (plural deficienti)

  1. (followed by di) deficient (in)
  2. half-witted

Noun

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deficiente m or f by sense (plural deficienti)

  1. half-wit
  2. moron, clot
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Latin

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Participle

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dēficiente

  1. ablative singular of dēficiēns

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [de.fi.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /de.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fi.siˈẽ.te/ [de.fi.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /de.fiˈsjẽ.te/

Adjective

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deficiente m or f (plural deficientes)

  1. handicapped (having a handicap)
    Os empregados deficientes exigem vagas de estacionamento.
    Handicapped employees are demanding parking spaces.
  2. deficient (lacking resources or material)
    Synonyms: pobre, carente, deficitário
    Antonym: rico
    Este solo é deficiente em zinco.
    This soil is deficient in zinc.

Noun

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deficiente m or f by sense (plural deficientes)

  1. disabled or handicapped person
    Os deficientes auditivos estão aprendendo linguagem de sinais.
    People with hearing disabilities are learning sign language.
  2. (derogatory) retarded, idiot
    Synonyms: def, tecla 3; see also Thesaurus:idiota
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /defiˈθjente/ [d̪e.fiˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /defiˈsjente/ [d̪e.fiˈsjẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: de‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

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deficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural deficientes)

  1. deficient
  2. unsatisfactory

Derived terms

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Further reading

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