| Additional Translations |
| palm n | (of a glove) | palma nf |
| | The palm of the glove fitted snugly against the palm of Harriet's hand. |
| | La palma del guante encajaba perfectamente en la mano de Harriet. |
| palm n | historical (unit of measure) | palma nf |
| | The Ancient Egyptians used the palm as a unit of measure. |
| | Los antiguos egipcios usaban la palma como unidad de medida. |
| palm [sth]⇒ vtr | (touch: basketball) | palmear⇒ vtr |
| | The player palmed the ball with one hand. |
| | El jugador palmeó la bola con una mano. |
| palm [sth] vtr | (conceal in the hand) | escamotear⇒ vtr |
| | The magician palmed my watch, making it seem like it had disappeared. |
| | El mago escamoteó mi reloj, haciendo parecer que había desaparecido. |
| palm [sth] vtr | slang (steal) (coloquial) | afanar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, vulgar) | chorear⇒ vtr |
| | | agenciarse⇒, apropiarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX, coloquial) | agandallarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The thief palmed several items while the shopkeeper was busy with a customer. |
| | El ladrón afanó varios productos mientras el vendedor estaba ocupado con un cliente. |
Locuciones verbales
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| palm [sth] off on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (get rid of [sth] by giving it to [sb]) | endosar algo a alguien loc verb |
| | | colocarle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | The car was such a junker that she couldn't palm it off on anybody. |
| | El auto era tan malo que no se lo podía endosar a nadie. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | encajarle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | | enchufarle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | El auto era tan malo que no se lo podía encajar a nadie. |
| | (coloquial) | enjaretar algo a alguien loc verb |
| | El auto era tan malo que no se lo podía enjaretar a nadie. |
Compound Forms:
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cabbage tree,
cabbage palm n | (Australian palm tree) | árbol repollo, árbol col loc nom m |
| | | cordiline, drácena nm |
| coconut palm | (botany) | cocotero nm |
| | | palmera de coco nf + loc adj |
cross [sb]'s palm,
cross [sb]'s palm with silver v expr | (pay [sb] to obtain [sth]) (coloquial) | comprar a vtr + prep |
| | | sobornar a vtr + prep |
| | | untar a vtr + prep |
| date palm n | (botany) | datilero nm |
| | | palma datilera nf + adj |
| | | palmera datilera nf + adj |
devil's tongue,
snake palm n | (smelly tropical plant) | lengua del diablo loc nom f |
| | | konjak, konjaku nm |
| fan palm n | (botany: palm with fan-shaped leaves) | palma de abanico europea loc nom f |
| | | palma enana mediterránea loc nom f |
grease [sb]'s palm,
grease the palm of [sb],
grease [sb]'s hand,
grease the hand of [sb] v expr | figurative (bribe) (coloquial, figurado) | untar a vtr + prep |
| | | sobornar a vtr + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | coimear a vtr + prep |
| | (MX, coloquial, figurado) | dar mordida a loc verb + prep |
| have [sb] in the palm of your hand v expr | figurative (have in your power) | tener a alguien en la palma de la mano loc verb |
| oil palm n | (African tree) | palma aceitera loc nom f |
| palm family n | (plant group) | palmera, palma nf |
palm fruit,
palm nut n | (fruit of oil palm) | fruto de la palma nm + loc adj |
| palm grove n | (small forest of palm trees) | palmar nm |
| | | palmeral nm |
| | A tall, thin man walked out of the palm grove with a coconut in his hands. |
| | Un hombre alto y delgado salió del palmar con un coco en la mano. |
| palm kernel n | (seed of oil palm fruit) | semilla de palma nf + loc adj |
| palm kernel oil n | (edible plant oil) | aceite de nuez de palma nm + loc adj |
palm leaf,
plural: palm leaves n | (leaf of a palm tree) | hoja de palma nf + loc adj |
| | The gardeners neglected to pick up the cut palm leaves before they left. |
| | Los jardineros no recogieron las hojas de palma antes de irse. |
| | | hoja de palmera nf + loc adj |
| | Los jardineros no recogieron las hojas de palmera antes de irse. |
| | | palma nf |
| | Los jardineros se negaron a recoger las palmas antes de irse. |
| palm leaves npl | (fronds of tropical tree) | hojas de palmera nfpl + loc adj |
| | | hojas de palma nfpl + loc adj |
| | The cabin's roof was thatched with palm leaves. |
| | El techo de la cabina estaba hecho con hojas de palmera. |
| palm oil n | (oil extracted from palm nuts) | aceite de palma nm + loc adj |
| | Palm oil is used in hundreds of food products. |
| | El aceite de palma se usa en varios productos alimenticios. |
| palm reader n | (fortune teller who interprets hand lines) | quiromántico, quiromántica nm, nf |
| | I was shocked when the palm reader looked at my hands and shouted, "You will die tomorrow!". |
| | Me quedé duro cuando el quiromántico miró mi mano y me dijo "¡Morirás mañana!". |
| | | persona que lee la mano nf + loc adj |
| | Me quedé duro cuando la persona que me leyó la mano me dijo "¡Morirás mañana!". |
| | | quiromante n común |
| | Me quedé duro cuando el quiromante miró mi mano y me dijo "¡Morirás mañana!". |
| palm sugar | (type of sugar) | azúcar de palma loc nom mf |
| Palm Sunday n | (Sunday before Easter) | Domingo de Ramos loc nom m |
| | Palm Sunday is a Christian celebration that falls on the Sunday preceding Easter. |
| | El Domingo de Ramos es una celebración cristiana que cae siempre el domingo que precede a la Pascua. |
| palm tree n | (tropical tree with fronds) | palmera nf |
| | Wayne's postcard from Florida showed palm trees and a sunset. |
| | La postal de Wayne desde Florida mostraba palmeras y un atardecer. |
| palm wine n | (alcohol made from palm tree) | vino de palma nm + loc adj |
| palm-fringed adj | (lined with palm trees) | rodeado de palmeras loc adj |
rattan,
rattan palm n | (plant: variety of palm) | ratán nm |
| | | rota nf |
| | | roten nm |
| | | junquillo nm |
| sodium palm kernelate n | (palm oil processed to make soap) | cocoato de sodio loc nom m |