see|lamé
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English
Pronunciation
a|RP|GenAm? IPA|/leɪm/, SAMPA|/leIm/
rhymes|eɪm
Etymology 1
OE. term|lama, akin to German term|lahm and Dutch term|lam, Old Norse term|lami, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian term|lam
Adjective
en-adj|lam|er
- unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
- moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function
#: a lame leg, arm, or muscle
- context|by extension hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
- slang unconvincing or unbelievable
#: He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.
- slang failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant
#: He kept telling these lame jokes all night.
Usage notes
Referring to a person with a disability as âlameâ is offensive to many and, in current usage, rare.
Synonyms
sense|unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs crippled
sense|moving with difficulty
sense|by extension|hobbling hobbling, limping, inefficient, imperfect
sense|slang|unconvincing unconvincing, unbelievable
sense|slang|failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, irrelevant
Antonyms
sense|unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
sense|moving with difficulty
sense|by extension|hobbling efficient, perfect
sense|slang|unconvincing convincing, believable
sense|slang|failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant cool, funny, interesting, relevant
Derived terms
lame duck
lamage
lamebrain
Translations
trans-top|unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
Finnish: t|fi|rampa
Hungarian: t|hu|sánta
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|Ñ
Ñомой|tr=Ïromój
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trans-top|moving with difficulty
Finnish: t|fi|heikko, t|fi|rampa
Hungarian: t|hu|nyomorék, t|hu|béna
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|иÑкалеÑеннÑй|triskal'éÄennyj, t|ru|ÑвеÑнÑй|truv'éÄnyj
trans-bottom
trans-top|by extension, hobbling
Finnish: t|fi|ontuva, t|fi|heikko
Hungarian: t|hu|sántikáló
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|Ñ
ÑомаÑÑий|tr=ÏromájuÅ¡'ij
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trans-top|slang, unconvincing
Finnish: t|fi|heikko, t|fi|huono, t|fi|tyhmä, t|fi|ontuva
Hungarian: t|hu|átlátszó
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|slang, failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant
Finnish: t|fi|typerä, t|fi|tyhmä, t|fi|ontuva
Hungarian: t|hu|béna
trans-mid
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ttbc|Albanian: çalë
ttbc|Catalan: coix
ttbc|CJKV Characters: è·
ttbc|Croatian: hrom
ttbc|Czech: chromý m
ttbc|Danish: lam
ttbc|Dutch: lam, verlamd
ttbc|Esperanto: paralizata
ttbc|French: boiteux; nul, minable
ttbc|German: lahm (2)
ttbc|Hindi: à¤
पà¤à¤ (apanga)
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ttbc|Italian: storpio
ttbc|Marathi: à¤
पà¤à¤ (apanga)
ttbc|Polish: kuleÄ
ttbc|Romanian: Åchiop, olog
ttbc|Sanskrit: à¤
पà¤à¤à¤ (apangaha), पà¤à¤à¥ (pangu)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: bacach, crùbach, cuagach
ttbc|Spanish: cojo
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Etymology 2
OE. term|lemian
Verb
en-verb|lam|ing
- transitive To cause a person or animal to become lame
#*1877: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.
Anagrams
male
meal
Estonian
Adjective
lame
- flat
Anagrams
emal
male
Category:Estonian adjectives
French
Noun
fr-noun|f
- blade
- wave
Related terms
lamelle
German
Etymology
From the English adjective term|lame|lang=en.
Adjective
infl|de|adjective
- slang boring; unimpressive
- slang unskilled; useless
Italian
Noun
infl|it|noun form|gender=f|plural
- plural of|lama|lang=Italian
Spanish
Verb
infl|es|verb form
- form of|3rd person singular present indicative|lamer
#: Lame. â â[He/she/it] licks.â
- form of|2nd person informal singular imperative|lamer
#: ¡Lame! â âLick!â
Swedish
Adjective
infl|sv|adjective form
- form of|inflected form|lang=sv|lam Definite tense, masculine gender, most common in Southern Swedish. In Standard Swedish, optional alternative to lama (Definite tense, feminine or common gender)
de:lame
et:lame
fr:lame
ko:lame
io:lame
ku:lame
hu:lame
ru:lame
fi:lame
ta:lame
te:lame
vi:lame
zh:lame
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