handicap

desventaja, obstáculo

Algo que hace más difícil tener éxito o hacer una cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Something that makes it harder for you to succeed or do something.

• Lack of money was a handicap.
• His limited experience proved a serious handicap.
• Can better training overcome this handicap?

Cómo se usa: a handicap to someone/something (Poor transport is a handicap to local businesses.)

Sinónimos: disadvantage, obstacle, hindrance

Antónimos: advantage

Expresiones frecuentes: serious handicap, major handicap, handicap to someone

hándicap

Competición o ajuste de sus condiciones que da oportunidades más justas a los participantes menos fuertes.

En inglés sencillo: A competition, or an adjustment in it, that gives weaker competitors a fairer chance.

• This race is a handicap.
• Her golf handicap fell to twelve.
• The faster horse carried extra weight in the handicap.

Expresiones frecuentes: handicap race, golf handicap, low handicap

discapacidad, minusvalía

Condición física o mental que dificulta algunas actividades cotidianas.

En inglés sencillo: A physical or mental condition that makes some everyday activities difficult.

• The old report described her hearing loss as a handicap.
• He was born with a physical handicap.
• The form asked about any mental or physical handicap.

Sinónimos: disability, impairment

Expresiones frecuentes: physical handicap, mental handicap, severe handicap

perjudicar, dificultar

Hacer que a alguien le resulte más difícil tener éxito o hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make it harder for someone to succeed or do something.

• Poor roads handicap local businesses.
• An injury handicapped her chances of winning.
• We were handicapped by a lack of reliable information.

Cómo se usa: be handicapped by something (The team was handicapped by a shortage of players.)

Sinónimos: hinder, hamper, disadvantage

Antónimos: help

Expresiones frecuentes: handicap someone, handicap a team, handicap progress

evaluar las posibilidades, pronosticar

Estudiar a los participantes para decidir quién tiene más posibilidades de ganar.

En inglés sencillo: To study competitors and decide who is most likely to win.

• He knows how to handicap a race.
• Analysts handicapped the election using recent polls.
• She spends hours handicapping the horses before each meeting.

Sinónimos: assess, evaluate

Expresiones frecuentes: handicap a race, handicap the field, handicap an election

calcular las cuotas

Calcular las cuotas de las apuestas estudiando los resultados probables de una carrera o competición.

En inglés sencillo: To work out betting chances by studying the likely results of a race or competition.

• She learned to handicap horse races.
• He handicapped the race before placing a bet.
• They use past results to handicap the horses.

Sinónimos: calculate odds

Expresiones frecuentes: handicap a race, handicap horse races, handicap the horses