handicap

désavantage, obstacle

Chose qui rend plus difficile la réussite ou la réalisation d’une tâche.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a handicap to someone/something (Poor transport is a handicap to local businesses.)

Synonymes : disadvantage, obstacle, hindrance

Contraires : advantage

Expressions courantes : serious handicap, major handicap, handicap to someone

handicap

Compétition ou modification de ses conditions donnant une chance plus équitable aux participants moins forts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : handicap race, golf handicap, low handicap

handicap, déficience

État physique ou mental qui rend certaines activités quotidiennes difficiles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : disability, impairment

Expressions courantes : physical handicap, mental handicap, severe handicap

handicaper, désavantager

Rendre plus difficile pour quelqu’un la réussite ou la réalisation d’une tâche.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be handicapped by something (The team was handicapped by a shortage of players.)

Synonymes : hinder, hamper, disadvantage

Contraires : help

Expressions courantes : handicap someone, handicap a team, handicap progress

évaluer les chances, pronostiquer

Étudier les concurrents pour déterminer qui a le plus de chances de gagner.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : assess, evaluate

Expressions courantes : handicap a race, handicap the field, handicap an election

calculer les cotes

Calculer les cotes des paris en étudiant les résultats probables d’une course ou d’une compétition.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : calculate odds

Expressions courantes : handicap a race, handicap horse races, handicap the horses