English → French
palm /BrE pɑːm 
, AmE pɑ(l)m /
A
noun
1 (of hand) paume f
in the palm of one's hand dans le creux de la main
he read my palm il m'a lu les lignes de la main
2 Botany ( also palm tree) palmier m
3 (branch) branche f; (leaf) palme f
4 Religion rameau m
B
transitive verb
(hide in trick) escamoter [card, coin]; (steal) subtiliser [money]
Idioms
you have him in the palm of your hand!
tu pourrais lui faire faire tout ce que tu veux!
to grease or
graisser la patte à qn
to cross sb's palm with silver
donner de l'argent à qn
Phrasal verb
■ palm off :
palm [sth] off,
palm off [sth]
faire passer qch (as pour) to palm sth off on sb, to palm sb off with sth refiler qch à qn