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wheelchair-bound

immobilisé(e) sur une chaise roulante

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She had suffered a stroke and was wheelchair-bound for the last months of her life. en.wikipedia.org

A wheelchair-bound scientist who was born paraplegic due to having an abnormal spine. en.wikipedia.org

She suffered a stroke in 1960, which caused her to be wheelchair-bound. en.wikipedia.org

His football career was ended by a car crash in 1975; his injuries resulted him being wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life and in need of constant care. en.wikipedia.org

Known for his physical live performances, he was warned by a back specialist that he ran the risk of being wheelchair-bound if he kept performing. en.wikipedia.org

His father encouraged him to paint after his dream of becoming a teacher was shattered when universities refused to accept a wheelchair-bound student. www.stuff.co.nz

Towards the end of the 1950s, to accommodate wheelchair-bound passengers, wheelchair lifts were designed as an optional feature along with wheelchair tie-downs. en.wikipedia.org

Such garments are also easier for caregivers to put on an unresponsive, wheelchair-bound or bedridden person. en.wikipedia.org

She appears as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman which makes her get underestimated by many who see her, though she is exactly the opposite of what people may think. en.wikipedia.org

He was wheelchair-bound and incoherent. en.wikipedia.org

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