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Related to mentally: Mentally deficient, mentally impaired
men·tal 1
(mĕn′tl)adj.
1. Of or relating to the mind: mental powers; mental health.
2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental calculation; a mental image.
3.
a. Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
b. Offensive Slang Having a mental illness or intellectual disability.
c. Often Offensive Relating to or being a place for housing or treating people with mental illness or intellectual disability: a mental ward.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
men′tal·ly adv.
men·tal 2
(mĕn′tl)adj.
Of or relating to the chin.
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mentally
adverb psychologically, intellectually, rationally, inwardly, subjectively This technique will help people mentally organize information.
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Translations
عَقْلِيّاً
mentálně
mentalt
szellemileg
andlega
mentálne
duševno
aklen
mentally
[ˈmentəlɪ] ADV1. (= not physically) → mentalmente
to be mentally disturbed → estar trastornado
to be mentally handicapped → ser un disminuido psíquico
to be mentally ill → tener una enfermedad mental, ser un enfermo mental
to be mentally disturbed → estar trastornado
to be mentally handicapped → ser un disminuido psíquico
to be mentally ill → tener una enfermedad mental, ser un enfermo mental
2. (= in the mind) [calculate, formulate] → mentalmente
mentally, I tried to picture what the house must have looked like → intenté formarme una imagen mental de cómo debía haber sido la casa
mentally, I tried to picture what the house must have looked like → intenté formarme una imagen mental de cómo debía haber sido la casa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mentally
[ˈmɛntəli] adv to be mentally handicapped → être mentalement handicapé(e)
to be mentally disturbed → être mentalement dérangé(e)mental patient n → malade m/f mental(e)
to be mentally disturbed → être mentalement dérangé(e)mental patient n → malade m/f mental(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mentally
adv
→ geistig; mentally handicapped → geistig behindert; mentally deficient → geistesschwach; he is mentally ill → er ist geisteskrank
(= in one’s head) → im Kopf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mentally
[ˈmɛntəlɪ] adv (calculate) → mentalmente, a menteto be mentally handicapped → avere un handicap mentale
she is mentally ill → è malata di mente
the mentally handicapped → i portatori di handicap mentale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mental
(ˈmentl) adjective1. of the mind. mental illnesses/disorders.
2. done or made by the mind. mental arithmetic; a mental picture.
3. for those who are ill in mind. a mental hospital.
4. suffering from an illness of the mind. a mental patient.
menˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun (a level of) mental power. low mentality.
ˈmentally adverb in the mind. She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill.
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