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lamé

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
lame adj	figurative (excuse: feeble) (excusa)	pobre adj mf
		débil adj mf
	Tina offered a lame excuse about her dog and went home early.
	Dio una pobre excusa sobre su perro y se fue a casa temprano.
lame adj	(crippled)	cojo/a adj
		rengo/a adj
	The horse had to be put down because it was lame.
	El caballo tuvo que ser sacrificado porque estaba cojo.
lame adj	figurative, informal (boring)	aburrido/a adj
		soso/a adj
	Nate left the party early because it was lame.
	Nate se fue temprano de la fiesta porque era aburrida.
lame adj	figurative, informal (person: boring) (persona)	aburrido/a adj
		soso/a adj
	Fred didn't want to hang out with Rachel because he thought she was lame.
	Fred no quería salir con Rachel porque pensaba que ella era aburrida.
lame [sth]⇒ vtr	(make lame)	dejar cojo, dejar rengo loc verb
	Peter rode his horse too hard on the track and lamed him.
	Pedro cabalgó demasiado fuerte y dejó cojo a su caballo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
lame adj	(body part: impaired, disabled)	lisiado/a adj
	Horace couldn't write anymore because of his lame hand.
	Horacio ya no podía escribir por su mano lisiada.
lamé n	(metal thread)	lamé nm
	The skirt was made of gold lamé.
	La falda estaba hecha de lamé dorado.

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Compound Forms: lame | lamé
Inglés		Español
lame duck n	figurative ([sb] or [sth] ineffectual)	fracaso nm
	That guy is such a lame duck; he's never going to make anything of his life.
	Este tipo es un fracaso, nunca logrará ser nadie en la vida.
lame duck n	US, figurative (politician before handing over power) (literal)	político no reelecto antes de entregar el poder nm + loc adj
	George W Bush was a lame duck from Election Day 2008 to January 20th, 2009.
lame excuse n	(unconvincing attempt to justify)	mala excusa adj + nf
		excusa lamentable nf + adj mf
	Saying that your alarm clock didn't ring is a lame excuse for being this late.
	Dropping your cigarette is a lame excuse for crashing your car.
	Decir que llegaste así de tarde porque no sonó tu despertador es una mala excusa.
		excusa barata nf + adj
		excusa floja nf + adj

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