Lame
41lame — I UK [leɪm] / US adjective Word forms lame : adjective lame comparative lamer superlative lamest 1) a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged Her horse had gone lame. a) used for describing someone who is disabled… …
42lame´ly — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; …
43Lamé — Gabriel Lamé Gabriel Lamé (* 22. Juli 1795 in Tours; † 1. Mai 1870 in Paris) war ein französischer Mathematiker und Physiker. Nach Arbeiten mit Benoît Clapeyron in Sankt Petersburg war Lamé ab 1832 Prof …
44lame — lame1 [ leım ] adjective 1. ) a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged: Her horse had gone lame. a ) used for describing someone who is disabled because their leg or foot is damaged. This word was accepted until the… …
45lame — [[t]le͟ɪm[/t]] lamer, lamest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs. He was aware that she was lame in one leg... David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse …
46lamé — la|mé 〈Adj.; undekl.〉 = lamee * * * la|mé [la me: ], lamee <indekl. Adj.> [frz. lamé, zu: lame = Klinge < lat. lam(i)na = Blatt]: mit ↑ Lamé (2) durchwirkt. * * * I Lamé [französisch, zu …
47Lamé — La|mé 〈m. 6〉 = Lamee * * * la|mé [la me: ], lamee <indekl. Adj.> [frz. lamé, zu: lame = Klinge < lat. lam(i)na = Blatt]: mit ↑ Lamé (2) durchwirkt. * * * I Lamé [französisch, zu lame »Metallblätt …
48lame — I. adjective (lamer; lamest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair… …
49lame — 1 adjective 1 unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak: go lame (=become lame) 2 a lame explanation or excuse does not sound very believable: Nancy came out with some lame excuse about missing the bus again. see also:… …
50lame — I [[t]leɪm[/t]] adj. lam•er, lam•est, 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[/ex] 3) weak; inadequate: a lame excuse[/ex] 4) cvb sts Slang.… …
