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дефективный

rare #28401
adjective
  • 1.

    handicapped, defective, mentally deficient

    Он мно́го лет рабо́тал с дефекти́вными детьми.

    For many years he worked with handicapped children.

    Dated and now offensive when used of people; modern Russian prefers «с ограниченными возможностями».

  • 2.

    defective, faulty, damaged, incomplete

    Дефекти́вный ген вызыва́ет э́ту боле́знь.

    A defective gene causes this disease.

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mmasculineffemininenneuterplplural
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  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • Lucian edited comparative forms 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.