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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
handicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)
- disabled, handicapped
Noun
handicapé m (plural handicapés, feminine handicapée)
- handicapped person
Participle
handicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)
- past participle of handicaper
Usage notes
The mute (unaspirated) pronunciation is very common in France, so much so that it might not be perceived as nonstandard by some speakers. The related noun handicap, however, is always pronounced with an aspirated h. See harceler.
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