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 (plural deficienti)

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

Noun

deficiente m or f by sense (plural deficienti)

  1. half-wit
  2. moron, clot

Latin

Participle

dēficiente

  1. ablative singular of dēficiēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (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/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fiˈsjẽ.t(ɨ)/

Adjective

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)
    Antonym: rico
    Este solo é deficiente em zinco.
    This soil is deficient in zinc.
    Synonyms: pobre, carente, deficitário

Noun

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

Adjective

deficiente (plural deficientes)

  1. deficient
  2. unsatisfactory

Derived terms

Further reading
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