disabile

disabled person

noun adjective dee-ZAH-bee-leh Rare

Also means

person with a disability

Usage Note

Disabile functions as both noun and adjective and is the standard, respectful term in contemporary Italian — it replaced the older handicappato in official and everyday language. As a noun it is epicene: il disabile (m), la disabile (f). The plural is i disabili / le disabili. The adjective is likewise invariable for gender: una persona disabile.

Examples

"Il comune ha costruito rampe per i disabili."

Natural Translation

The municipality built ramps for disabled people.

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