palm

palmo

Superficie interna della mano, tra il polso e le dita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the palm of someone's hand (She placed the key in the palm of my hand.)

Espressioni comuni: open palm, sweaty palm, palm lines, flat palm

palma

Albero che cresce nei luoghi caldi e di solito ha grandi foglie in cima.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: palm tree

Espressioni comuni: palm tree, coconut palm, palm leaves

guardamano

Piastra metallica fissata alla mano per spingere un ago attraverso tessuti spessi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sailmaker's palm

Espressioni comuni: sailmaker's palm, sewing palm, wear a palm

nascondere nella mano

Tenere o nascondere di nascosto un piccolo oggetto dentro la mano.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: conceal, hide

Espressioni comuni: palm a coin, palm a card, palm something secretly

afferrare con il palmo

Tenere qualcosa con la mano mantenendo le dita piuttosto dritte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: grip

Espressioni comuni: palm a ball, palm the basketball