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la·mé
(lă-mā′)n.
A shiny fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver.
[French, spangled, laminated, lamé, from Old French lame, thin metal plate; see lame2.]
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.
[Middle English, from Old English lama.]
lame′ly adv.
lame′ness n.
lame 2
(lām)n.
A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.
[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
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]
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.
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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
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lamé
A fabric with metallic threads, usually gold or silver, woven into it.
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| Noun | 1. | lame - someone who doesn't understand what is going on |
| 2. | lame - a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" | |
| Verb | 1. | lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" 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" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
| 2. | lame - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" 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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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
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
B. N the lame → los lisiados
D. CPD lame duck N (= person) → caso m perdido
the project was a lame duck → el proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso
the project was a lame duck → el proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso
lamé
[ˈlɑːmeɪ] N → lamé mgold lamé → lamé m de oro, lamé m dorado
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lame
(leim) adjective1. unable to walk properly. He was lame for weeks after his fall.cojo
2. not satisfactory; unacceptable. a lame excuse.poco convincente
verb to make unable to walk properly. He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.lisiar, dejar cojo
ˈlamely adverb sin convicción
ˈlameness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lame
→ cojoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lame
a. cojo-a, lisiado-a;
v.
to go ___ → cojear, andar cojeando.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lame
adj cojoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.