leper

[US]/'lepə/
[UK]/'lɛpɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. alguém com lepra; uma pessoa que é evitada ou excluída
Word Forms
Plurallepers

Phrases & Collocations

leper colony

colônia de leprosos

Example Sentences

The leper was shunned by society.

O leproso era marginalizado pela sociedade.

The leper sought treatment at a specialized clinic.

O leproso procurou tratamento em uma clínica especializada.

The leper's condition deteriorated rapidly.

A condição do leproso deteriorou rapidamente.

The leper's isolation led to loneliness and despair.

O isolamento do leproso levou à solidão e ao desespero.

The leper's bandaged hands trembled as he reached out for help.

As mãos enfaixadas do leproso tremiam enquanto ele estendia a mão em busca de ajuda.

The leper's disfigured face evoked pity from passersby.

O rosto deformado do leproso despertava pena entre os transeuntes.

The leper's condition made it difficult for him to find employment.

A condição do leproso dificultava a busca por emprego.

The leper's family stood by him through his illness.

A família do leproso permaneceu ao seu lado durante sua doença.

The leper's community ostracized him due to fear of contagion.

A comunidade do leproso o ostracizou devido ao medo de contágio.

The leper's skin lesions were painful and unsightly.

As lesões na pele do leproso eram dolorosas e desagradáveis.

Real-world Examples

Now at the gate of the city there was seated one who was a leper.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Wilt thou take the leper for thy bedfellow, and set the beggar at thy board?

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

In China, she visited a leper colony.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

She thinks they should be ID'd like lepers.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

When you look at yourself in the glass you see the typical appearance of the leper.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

In the salt-marshes live the lepers; they have houses of wattled reeds, and none may come nigh them.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

But the leper answered him not a word.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

As she opened the door he smelt the sickly sweet smell which makes the neighbourhood of the leper nauseous.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

As Jesus was traveling, he met ten lepers.

Source: Beginner's Bible

Romani, lepers, and other minority groups were  also persecuted.

Source: Charming history

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