English-Finnish translations for handicap

vammaMopopojat saivat pahoja vammoja kolarissa.
haittaNiiden suuri määrä on nyt huomattava haitta maanviljelykselle. Their proliferation is today a major handicap for agricultural development. Tiedon ylitarjonta voi olla palkitsevaa eikä suinkaan haitta. An overabundance of information, far from being a handicap, can be very rewarding. Ikääntymiskeskustelussa on siirryttävä pois siitä ajattelusta, että ikääntyminen on haitta, ja ruvettava ajattelemaan ikääntymisen vahvoja puolia yhteiskuntiemme hyväksi! We have to move beyond the idea of ageing as a handicap and look on it as a valuable resource to society.

Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders
An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success
The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
An old card game, similar to lanterloo
To encumber with a handicap in any contest
To estimate betting odds

Age is often a handicap
The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters
A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queens rook
The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience
Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track

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