deficiente

deficiente (comparative plus deficiente, superlative le plus deficiente)

1. deficient

• deficente (misspelling)

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

deficiente (masculine and feminine plural deficienti)

1. (followed by di) deficient (in)
2. half-witted

deficiente m or f (plural deficienti)

1. half-wit
2. moron, clot

dēficiente

1. ablative singular of dēficiēns

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌde.fi.ˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/, /de.ˌfi.si.ˈẽ.t͡ʃi/

deficiente m or f (plural deficientes, comparable)

1. handicapped (having a handicap)

   Os empregados deficientes exigem vagas de estacionamento.

   Handicapped employees are demanding parking spaces.

2. deficient (lacking resources or material)

   Este solo é deficiente em zinco.

   This soil is deficient in zinc.

• (deficient): pobre, carente, deficitário

• (deficient): rico

deficiente m, f (plural deficientes)

1. disabled or handicapped person

   Os deficientes auditivos estão aprendendo linguagem de sinais.

   People with hearing disabilities are learning sign language.

2. (informal) idiot, fool

• (idiot): See here

• déficit

Borrowed from Latin dēficientem.

deficiente (plural deficientes)

1. deficient
2. unsatisfactory