Shobdo Logo
EN↔FRlame

lame

Flag: gbEnglish → FrenchFlag: frOxford English–French

lame /BrE leɪm , AmE leɪm /
A
noun
the lame (+ v pl) les estropiés mpl
B
adjective
1 (unable to walk) [person, animal] boiteux/boiteuse
to be lame in the left/right leg boiter de la jambe gauche/droite
to go lame se mettre à boiter
to be slightly lame boiter légèrement
2 figurative [excuse, argument] boiteux/boiteuse
C
transitive verb
estropier [person, animal]