lame

la·mé

 (lă-mā′)

n.

A shiny fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver.

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[French, spangled, laminated, lamé, from Old French lame, thin metal plate; see lame².]

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lame ¹

 (lām)

adj. lam·er, lam·est

1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying.

2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame back.

3. Weak or ineffectual: a lame attempt to apologize.

4.

a. Informal Dull or unsatisfactory: That movie was so lame!

b. Slang Socially inappropriate; foolish.

tr.v. lamed, lam·ing, lames

To cause to become lame; cripple.

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[Middle English, from Old English lama.]

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lame′ly adv.

lame′ness n.

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lame ²

 (lām)

n.

A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin lāmina, thin plate.]

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lame

(leɪm)

adj

1. (Pathology) disabled or crippled in the legs or feet

2. painful or weak: a lame back.

3. weak; unconvincing: a lame excuse.

4. not effective or enthusiastic: a lame try.

5. slang US conventional or uninspiring

vb

(tr) to make lame

[Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahm]

ˈlamely adv

ˈlameness n

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lame

(leɪm)

n

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint

[C16: via Old French from Latin lāmina a thin plate, lamina]

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lamé

(ˈlɑːmeɪ)

n

(Textiles)

a. a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal

b. (as modifier): a gold lamé gown.

[from French, from Old French lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin lāmina thin plate]

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lame¹

(leɪm)

adj. lam•er, lam•est, adj.

1. crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to cause limping.

2. being stiff and sore: a lame arm from playing tennis.

3. weak; inadequate: a lame excuse.

4. Slang. square; ineffectual.

v.t.

5. to make lame or defective.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English lama, c. Old Saxon lamo, Old High German lam, Old Norse lami]

lame′ly, adv.

lame′ness, n.

lame²

(leɪm, læm)

n.

one of a number of overlapping steel plates joined in a suit of armor.

[1580–90; < Middle French < Latin lāmina; see lamina]

la•mé

(læˈmeɪ, lɑ-)

n.

an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.

[1920–25; < French, =lame lame² + -é < Latin -ātus -ate¹]

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lame

- A material consisting of silk or other yarns interwoven with metallic threads.

See also related terms for silk.

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lame

Past participle: lamed
Gerund: laming

Imperative

lame

lame

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lamé

A fabric with metallic threads, usually gold or silver, woven into it.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lame - someone who doesn't understand what is going on square simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	lame - a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb	1.	lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" cripple maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" hamstring - cripple by cutting the hamstring
Adj.	1.	lame - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" feeble weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	2.	lame - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" game, gimpy, halt, halting unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

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lame

adjective

1. disabled, handicapped, crippled, limping, defective, hobbling, game, halt (archaic) He had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.

2. unconvincing, poor, pathetic, inadequate, thin, weak, insufficient, feeble, unsatisfactory, flimsy He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.

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Translations

أعْرَجغَير مَقْبول، غَيْر مُرْضٍكَسِيحٌيَكْسَح، يُصاب بالعَرَج

chromýkulhavýochromitzchromitchabý

blive halthalthaltendelamtynd

lahmlähmenmangelhaft

κουτσός

cojo

nõme

rampatyhmätyperäheikkohuono

boiteuxestropierpiètre

šepav

sántasántikálóátlátszóbénanyomorék

halturhelta, gera haltanlélegur, ófullnægjandi

zoppoazzoppareclaudicantedebolelam

びっこの

다리를 저는

nepatenkinamasnevykęsraišasšlubasšlubumas

klibskroplsnepārliecinošsneveiklssakropļot

kreupellammankverlamdflauw

dårliggjøre halthaltlam

kulawy

aleijadomanco

хромойискалеченныйколченогийувечныйхромающий

krívajúci

šepav

lam

พิการที่ขา

topaltopal etmekzayıfinandırıcı olmayansudan

què

使跛差劲的站不住脚的跛的跛足的

lame

[leɪm]

A. ADJ (lamer (compar) (lamest (superl)))

1. (physically) → cojo
to be lame (permanently) → ser cojo, cojear; (temporarily) → cojear, estar cojo
to go lame [animal] (permanently) → quedar cojo; (temporarily) → empezar a cojear
to be lame in one foot (permanently) → ser cojo de un pie, cojear de un pie; (temporarily) → estar cojo de un pie, cojear de un pie
to be left lame → quedarse cojo

2. (= weak) [excuse] → débil, pobre; [attempt] → patético; [joke] → malo; [argument, performance] → flojo, pobre

B. N the lame → los lisiados

C. VT → lisiar, dejar lisiado
to be lamed → quedar lisiado

D. CPD lame duck N (= person) → caso m perdido
the project was a lame duck → el proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso

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lamé

[ˈlɑːmeɪ] N → lamé m
gold lamé → lamé m de oro, lamé m dorado

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lame

[ˈleɪm] adj

[person, horse] → boiteux/euse
to be lame [person, horse] → boiter
My pony is lame → Mon poney boîte.
She was lame in one leg → Elle boitait d'une jambe.
to go lame [horse] → se mettre à boiter

(= weak) [excuse, argument, remark] → boiteux/euse; [film, website] → mauvais(e)lame duck

n

(= failure) → canard m boiteux

(US) (= outgoing president, governor) → potiche f
to become a lame duck → en être réduit(e) à jouer les potiches

modif (US) [politician, government] → condamné(e) à jouer les potiches

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lame

adj (+er)

→ lahm; (as result of stroke etc) → gelähmt; to be lame in one leg → auf einem Bein lahm sein; the animal was lame → das Tier lahmte; the horse went lame → das Pferd fing an zu lahmen

(fig) excuse → lahm, faul; argument → schwach, wenig überzeugend; it’s pretty lame (US sl) → das ist uncool (inf)

vt → lähmen; horse → lahm machen

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lamé

n → Lamé nt

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lame

[leɪm]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → zoppo/a; (also) (fig) (argument, excuse) → zoppicante
to be lame → zoppicare, essere zoppo/a
to be lame in one foot → esser zoppo da un piede

2. vt (person) → rendere zoppo/a; (horse) → azzoppare

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lamé

[ˈlɑːmeɪ] n → lamé m inv

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lame

(leim) adjective

1. unable to walk properly. He was lame for weeks after his fall. kruppel أعْرَج куц coxo kulhavý lahm halt; haltende κουτσόςcojo lombakas لنگ rampa boiteuxצולע लंगड़ा hrom sánta lumpuh haltur zoppo びっこの 다리를 저는 šlubas, raišas klibs; kropls tempang mankhaltkulawy ګوډ coxo şchiop; care şchiopătează хромой krívajúci šepav hrom halt พิการ topal 跛的 кульгавий لنگڑا khập khiễng 跛的

2. not satisfactory; unacceptable. a lame excuse. onvoldoende غَير مَقْبول، غَيْر مُرْضٍ незадоволителен fraco chabý mangelhaft tynd; ussel ανεπαρκής, μη ικανοποιητικόςpoco convincente lonkav غیر قابل قبول huono piètre לא מְשַכנֵעַ असंतोषजनक jadan, neprihvatljiv gyatra lemah lélegur, ófullnægjandi inconsistente へたな 불충분한 nepatenkinamas, nevykęs (par iebildumu, atvainošanos u.tml.) neveikls; nepārliecinošs lemah armzaligdårlig nieprzekonywający دمنلو نه وړ fraco neconvingător неудовлетворительный; неубедительный chabý nezadovoljiv neuverljiv otillfredsställande, lam ไม่ได้เรื่อง zayıf, sudan, inandırıcı olmayan 差勁的 незадовільний; непереконливий غیر تسلی بخش không có sức thuyết phục 差劲的，站不住脚的

verb

to make unable to walk properly. He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle. verlam يَكْسَح، يُصاب بالعَرَج окуцявам aleijar ochromit, zchromit lähmen blive halt κουτσαίνωlisiar, dejar cojo lombakaks tegema لنگ شدن rampautua estropier לִגרוֹם צְלִיעָה हाथ-पांव तोड़ देना, लंगड़ा कर देना, पंगु बनाना osakaćen megbénít melumpuhkan helta, gera haltan azzoppare びっこにする 절름발이로 만들다 suluošinti sakropļot; padarīt klibu menempangkan mank maken gjøre halt/til krøpling okulawić ګوډيدل aleijar schilodi калечить ochromiť ohromiti obogaljiti göra halt ทำให้พิการ topal etmek 使跛 нівечити, калічити لنگڑا کر دینا làm cho bị què 使跛

ˈlamely adverb

mank, kreupel بِعَرَج неуверено sem convicção neobratně lahm tamt; usikkert κουτσά sin convicción longates لنگان vaisusti maladroitement בְּאוֹפֶן צוֹלֵע लंगड़ाते हुए sakato sántán, gyatrán secara lumpuh klaufalega, óhönduglega malamente びっこをひいて 절뚝거리며 šlubuodamas, netvirtai kropli; neveikli tempang mank, armzaligheidspakt, tamt kulawo ګوډ ګوډ تلل sem convicção cu stângăcie, fără îndemâ­nare прихрамывая neobratne šepavo hromo haltande, lamt ไม่ได้เรื่อง topallayarak 一瘸一拐地 кульгаво نا کامیابی سے què quặt; khập khiễng 一瘸一拐地

ˈlameness noun

kruppelheid, mankheid عَرَج неувереност defeito kulhavost die Lahmheit det at være halt χωλότητα cojera lonkamine لنگ زدن rampuus boiterie פִּיסחוּת लंगड़ापन sakatost sántaság, bénaság kelumpuhan helti l'essere zoppo; imperfezione びっこ 절뚝거림 šlubumas, bejėgiškumas klibums; neveiklums ketempangan het mank zijn, armzaligheid det å være halt/krøpling; spakhet kulawizna ګوډتوب defeito şchiopătat хромота; неубедительность chromosť šepavost hromost halthet, hälta ความไม่ได้เรื่อง topallık 跛行 кульгавість لنگ sự bị què; khập khiễng 跛行

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lame

→ كَسِيحٌ chromý lam lahm κουτσός cojo rampa boiteux šepav zoppo びっこの 다리를 저는 kreupel lam kulawy aleijado хромой lam พิการที่ขา topal què 跛足的

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lame

a. cojo-a, lisiado-a;

v.

to go ___ → cojear, andar cojeando.

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lame

adj cojo

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