Paralympic Games

English

Etymology

Blend of paraplegic +‎ Olympic Games.

Proper noun

the Paralympic Games pl (plural only)

1. An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue.

   Synonyms: Paralympiad, Paralympics, Paras (colloquial)

Translations

international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics

• Arabic: أَلْعَاب بَارَالِمْبِيَّة f pl (ʔalʕāb bārālimbiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 帕拉林匹克運動會／帕拉林匹克运动会 (zh) (Pàlínpǐkè yùndònghuì), 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會／残疾人奥林匹克运动会 (zh) (cánjírén Àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì), 殘奧會／残奥会 (zh) (cán'àohuì), 殘奧／残奥 (zh) (cán'ào)

• Czech: paralympijské hry, paralympiáda (cs) f
• Finnish: paralympialaiset
• French: Jeux paralympiques (fr) m pl
• German: Paralympische Spiele (de) n pl, Paralympics (de) n pl
• Hungarian: paralimpiai játékok
• Japanese: パラリンピック (ja) (Pararinpikku), パラリンピック競技大会 (Pararinpikku kyōgi taikai)
• Korean: 패럴림픽 (ko) (paereollimpik)
• Polish: paraolimpiada f
• Portuguese: Paraolimpíadas f pl, Jogos Paraolímpicos m pl
• Russian: паралимпи́йские и́гры f pl (paralimpíjskije ígry), параолимпи́йские и́гры f pl (paraolimpíjskije ígry)
• Spanish: Juegos Paralímpicos m pl
• Swedish: Paralympics pl, Paralympiska spelen n pl