Paralympic Games vocabulary in French
A useful French vocabulary list related to the Paralympic Games
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les Jeux Paralympiques | | Paralympic Games |
un/une athlète | | an athlete |
handicapé | | handicapped/disabled (m) |
surmonter | | to overcome |
un handicap | | a handicap |
un handicap moteur | | a mobility disability |
un fauteuil roulant | | a wheelchair |
aveugle | | blind |
malvoyant | | visually impaired (m) |
sourd | | deaf (m) |
muet | | mute (m) |
muette | | mute (f) |
gagner | | to win |
la victoire | | victory |
la médaille | | the medal |
l'or | | gold |
l'argent | | silver |
le bronze | | bronze |
se surpasser | | to outdo oneself |
une épreuve sportive | | a sports event |
l'athlétisme | | athletics / track and field |
le hockey sur luge | | sledge hockey / para ice hockey |
l'aviron | | rowing |
le ski alpin handisport | | disabled Alpine skiing |
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