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lame

UK
/leɪm/
US
/leɪm/

Translations

lamenoun
lames
pl
UK
/leɪm/
US
/leɪm/
хромыесобирательно о людях и животных
The charity provided shelter and food for the lame after the flood.
Благотворительная организация предоставила убежище и еду хромым после наводнения.
пластинатехн.; в доспехах
The knight's armor was made of overlapping lames for better flexibility.
Доспехи рыцаря были сделаны из накладывающихся друг на друга пластин для большей гибкости.
Synonyms
disabled person
person with a disability
handicapped person
invalid
cripple
limper
lamé (metallic fabric)
metallic fabric
foil fabric
Antonyms
able-bodied
able-bodied person
non-disabled person
able-bodied people
lameverb
lamed
Past Simple
lamed
Past Participle
laming
Gerund
UK
/leɪm/
US
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калечитьо человеке или животном
The accident lamed the horse, preventing it from racing again.
Несчастный случай покалечил лошадь, лишив её возможности снова участвовать в скачках.
ослаблятьперен.
The sudden loss of funding lamed the entire research project.
Внезапная потеря финансирования ослабила весь исследовательский проект.
Synonyms
cripple
disable
maim
injure
hobble
impair
wound
disablement
Antonyms
heal
cure
mend
restore
rehabilitate
repair
strengthen
lameadjective
lamer
Comp.
lamest
Super.
UK
/leɪm/
US
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The horse was lame and couldn't participate in the race.
Лошадь была хромой и не могла участвовать в гонке.
His excuse for being late was pretty lame.
Его оправдание за опоздание было довольно убогим.
The argument he presented was quite lame.
Аргумент, который он представил, был довольно слабым.
отстойныйразг., сленг
He thinks my taste in music is lame, but I love those old songs.
Он считает мой музыкальный вкус отстойным, но я люблю эти старые песни.
Additional translations
неубедительный
некудышный
нелепый
Synonyms
feeble
weak
ineffectual
unconvincing
inadequate
unsatisfactory
Antonyms
able
capable
competent
effective

Definitions

lamenoun
People or animals who are unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot; especially used collectively.
The charity provided shelter and food for the lame after the flood.
A thin metal sheet, especially one used in armor or as a decorative covering.
The knight's armor was made of overlapping lames for better flexibility.
lameverb
To make a person or animal unable to walk normally due to injury or illness.
The accident lamed the horse, preventing it from racing again.
To reduce the strength, effectiveness, or power of; to cripple or impair something.
The sudden loss of funding lamed the entire research project.
lameadjective
Weak and unconvincing; inadequate or unsatisfactory.
His excuse for being late was pretty lame.
Unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.
The lame horse struggled to keep up with the rest of the herd.
Slang. Unfashionable, uncool, or socially inept; lacking style or popularity.
He thinks my taste in music is lame, but I love those old songs.
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