deficiente

See also: déficiente

Interlingua

Adjective

deficiente (comparative plus deficiente, superlative le plus deficiente)

  1. deficient

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Adjective

deficiente (masculine and feminine plural deficienti)

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

Noun

deficiente m, f (plural deficienti)

  1. half-wit
  2. moron, clot

Latin

Participle

deficiente

  1. ablative singular of deficiens

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌde.fi.ˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/, /de.ˌfi.si.ˈẽ.t͡ʃi/

Adjective

deficiente m, f (plural deficientes, comparable)

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

deficiente m, f (plural deficientes)

  1. disabled or handicapped person
    Os deficientes auditivos estão aprendendo linguagem de sinais.
    People with hearing disabilities are learning sign language.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Adjective

deficiente (plural deficientes)

  1. deficient
  2. unsatisfactory
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