lame adj
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lame-brain — (n.) 1921, from LAME (Cf. lame) (adj.) + BRAIN (Cf. brain) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
lame — {{11}}lame (adj.) O.E. lama crippled, lame; paralytic, weak, from P.Gmc. *lamon (Cf. O.N. lami, Du., O.Fris. lam, Ger. lahm lame ), weak limbed, lit. broken, from PIE root *lem to break; broken, with derivatives meaning crippled (Cf. O.C.S.… … Etymology dictionary
lame — adj. & v. adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg). 2 a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting. v.tr. 1 make lame; disable. 2… … Useful english dictionary
lame — adj. 1 unable to walk well VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ go ▪ His horse had gone lame. ▪ leave sb, make sb ▪ … Collocations dictionary
lame duck — n. A public official still in office after the election but before the inauguration of his or her successor. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. lame duck … Law dictionary
lame — ● adj. ►BOX Un internaute ne m ayant donné que son nom ( Delaporte ), me souffle cette définition: Tenant sur une simple carte PCI, le serveur lame permet de ranger dans un seul châssis des dizaines de serveurs. Insérer dix cartes dans le châssis … Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone
lame — adj. lame in (lame in one leg) * * * [leɪm] lame in (lame in one leg) … Combinatory dictionary
lame — lame1 [lām] adj. [ME < OE lama, akin to Ger lahm, ON lami < IE base * lem , to break > Russ lomat , to break] 1. crippled; disabled; esp., having an injured leg or foot that makes one limp 2. stiff and very painful [a lame back] 3. poor … English World dictionary
lame — lām adj, lam·er; lam·est having a body part and esp. a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement: physically disabled lame·ly adv lame·ness n * * * (lām) incapable of normal locomotion; deviating from the normal gait. See also… … Medical dictionary
lamé — lamé, ée (la mé, mée) adj. Garni de lames d or ou d argent, en parlant d étoffes. Drap broché et lamé d or et d argent. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lame … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
