palm

paume

Face intérieure de la main, entre le poignet et les doigts.

En anglais simple : The inner surface of your hand, between your wrist and fingers.

• My palm was sweaty.
• He held a coin in his palm.
• Show me both palms.

Comment l'utiliser : the palm of someone's hand (She placed the key in the palm of my hand.)

Expressions courantes : open palm, sweaty palm, palm lines, flat palm

palmier

Arbre des régions chaudes, généralement doté de grandes feuilles au sommet.

En anglais simple : A tree that grows in warm places and usually has large leaves at the top.

• A tall palm stood beside the beach.
• We rested under the palms.
• They planted a palm in the hotel garden.

Synonymes : palm tree

Expressions courantes : palm tree, coconut palm, palm leaves

paumelle

Plaque métallique fixée à la main pour pousser une aiguille à travers un tissu épais.

En anglais simple : A metal plate strapped to your hand to help push a needle through thick cloth.

• She wore a palm while repairing the sail.
• The palm helped him push the needle through canvas.
• The sailmaker replaced his worn palm.

Synonymes : sailmaker's palm

Expressions courantes : sailmaker's palm, sewing palm, wear a palm

escamoter

Tenir ou cacher discrètement un petit objet dans la main.

En anglais simple : To secretly hold or hide a small object inside your hand.

• The magician palmed a coin.
• She palmed the ring and slipped it into her pocket.
• Can you palm a card without anyone noticing?

Synonymes : conceal, hide

Expressions courantes : palm a coin, palm a card, palm something secretly

tenir dans la paume

Tenir quelque chose dans la main en gardant les doigts assez droits.

En anglais simple : To hold something with your hand while keeping your fingers fairly straight.

• He can palm a basketball.
• She palmed the ball with one hand.
• My hands are too small to palm that ball.

Synonymes : grip

Expressions courantes : palm a ball, palm the basketball