English-German translation for "lame"

"lame" German translation

lame
[leim]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • mangelhaft, schlecht, lahm
    lame inadequate figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    lame inadequate figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • lame endeavo(u)rs
    lahme Bemühungen
    lame endeavo(u)rs
  • a lame excuse
    eine faule Ausrede
    a lame excuse
lame
[leim]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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Schnelles Handeln ist nun gefragt.
There is no time to be lame ducks.
Source: Europarl
Europa hat mittlerweile genug lahme Enten gehabt!
Europe has had enough of lame ducks.
Source: Europarl
Er erlahmte durch den Sturz.
He was lame after the fall.
Source: Tatoeba
Als Witwe ist sie nun für das Versagersyndrom anfällig, da sie nicht mehr wiedergewählt werden kann.
Now a widow, she is exposed to the lame-duck syndrome, since she can t be re-elected ’ again.
Source: News-Commentary
Wir dürfen nicht länger zulassen, daß man sich über das Währungsproblem ausschweigt.
We cannot continue to put up with a lame currency.
Source: Europarl
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lame
[leim]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Schuppefeminine | Femininum f
    lame history | GeschichteHIST of armour
    lame history | GeschichteHIST of armour
  • Lamefeminine | Femininum f
    lame thin metal plate obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    dünnes Metallplättchen
    lame thin metal plate obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    lame thin metal plate obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
to fall lame
gelähmt werden
to fall lame
to help a lame dog over a stile
jemandem in der Not beistehen
to help a lame dog over a stile
Schnelles Handeln ist nun gefragt.
There is no time to be lame ducks.
Source: Europarl
Europa hat mittlerweile genug lahme Enten gehabt!
Europe has had enough of lame ducks.
Source: Europarl
Er erlahmte durch den Sturz.
He was lame after the fall.
Source: Tatoeba
Als Witwe ist sie nun für das Versagersyndrom anfällig, da sie nicht mehr wiedergewählt werden kann.
Now a widow, she is exposed to the lame-duck syndrome, since she can t be re-elected ’ again.
Source: News-Commentary
Wir dürfen nicht länger zulassen, daß man sich über das Währungsproblem ausschweigt.
We cannot continue to put up with a lame currency.
Source: Europarl
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