| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Jongens geslagen door hun vader. Hun vermogen tot liefde en vertrouwen werd al bij hun geboorte gefnuikt. Mannen die slechts afstandelijk met hun medemensen konden omgaan, alsof hun leven al voorbij was. | Boys who were beaten by their fathers, whose capacity for love and trust was crippled almost at birth, men whose best hope for connection with other human beings... lay in detachment... as if life were over. |
| Confrontaties kunnen fnuikend zijn, zelfs voor 'n krijger. | Facing oneself can be crippling even for the most hardened warrior. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | esgarrar | English | cripple |
| Estonian | sandistama | French | estropier,ethniciser |
| Indonesian | melumpuhkan | Italian | azzoppire, sciancare, storpiare |
| Lithuanian | suluošinti | Macedonian | осакати |
| Polish | kulawić, zaciążyć | Russian | покалечить |
| Spanish | baldar, lisiar | Turkish | felce uğratmak |