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deficiente

See also: déficiente

Interlingua edit

Adjective edit

deficiente (comparative plus deficiente, superlative le plus deficiente)

  1. deficient

Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Adjective edit

deficiente (plural deficienti)

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

Noun edit

deficiente m or f by sense (plural deficienti)

  1. half-wit
  2. moron, clot

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Latin edit

Participle edit

dēficiente

  1. ablative singular of dēficiēns

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

deficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural deficientes)

  1. deficient
  2. unsatisfactory

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