handikap, handikapp

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. i idrett (for eksempel riding, seilsport eller golf): tiltak for å utjevne vinnersjansene i en konkurranse ved at svakere deltakere får fordeler (for eksempel flere slag i golf), eller at de sterkeste får tilleggsvansker (for eksempel distansetillegg i travsport) in sport (for example riding, sailing or golf): an arrangement for evening out the chances of winning a competition, by giving weaker competitors an advantage (extra strokes in golf, for example) or the strongest an added difficulty (such as a longer distance in harness racing)
   • stille med handikap to compete off a handicap
   • hesten startet med handikap the horse started with a handicap
   • en golfspiller med 15 i handikap a golfer with a handicap of 15
2. uheldig omstendighet;
   ulempedisadvantage, drawback an unfortunate circumstance;
   a disadvantageulempe
   • dårlige språkkunnskaper er et klart handikap i denne jobben poor language skills are a clear handicap in this job
3. eldre betegnelse for funksjonshemningdisability an older term for disabilityfunksjonshemning