handicap

svantaggio, ostacolo

Qualcosa che rende più difficile riuscire o svolgere un’attività.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: disadvantage, obstacle, hindrance

Contrari: advantage

Espressioni comuni: serious handicap, major handicap, handicap to someone

handicap

Gara, o modifica delle sue condizioni, che dà ai concorrenti meno forti possibilità più eque.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: handicap race, golf handicap, low handicap

disabilità, handicap

Condizione fisica o mentale che rende difficili alcune attività quotidiane.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: disability, impairment

Espressioni comuni: physical handicap, mental handicap, severe handicap

ostacolare, svantaggiare

Rendere più difficile a qualcuno riuscire o fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: hinder, hamper, disadvantage

Contrari: help

Espressioni comuni: handicap someone, handicap a team, handicap progress

valutare le probabilità, pronosticare

Studiare i concorrenti per stabilire chi ha maggiori probabilità di vincere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: assess, evaluate

Espressioni comuni: handicap a race, handicap the field, handicap an election

calcolare le quote

Calcolare le quote delle scommesse studiando i probabili risultati di una corsa o competizione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: calculate odds

Espressioni comuni: handicap a race, handicap horse races, handicap the horses