lame
/leɪm/adjective
उच्चारण लेम
लंगड़ा
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as synonym
- 1
(of people or animals) unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot
लंगड़ा
- a lame horse
- The lame donkey could not carry its load up the steep slope.
- The lame dog limped along behind its owner.
+ 2 more examples
- He went lame after a fall from the horse.
- The farmer sold the lame bullock at the fair.
- 2
(of an excuse, explanation) weak and not easily believed
(बहाना) कमज़ोर, लचर
- a lame excuse for being late
- The student gave a lame reply, which did not convince the teacher at all.
- I was tired of his lame excuses for missing the meeting.
+ 2 more examples
- That was a lame joke, and nobody laughed.
- Saying the dog ate your homework is a pretty lame explanation.
Synonyms weak feeble flimsy unconvincing poor
Opposite convincing strong persuasive valid
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
lame + noun / be lame in one leg
As an adjective for people or animals, lame says that walking is difficult because of an injury; use in for the leg.
लोगों या पशुओं के लिए 'lame' चोट के कारण चलने में कठिनाई बताता है; पैर के लिए 'in' आता है।
- The horse went lame after the long race.
- My grandfather is lame in his left leg.
a lame excuse / explanation / argument
In this meaning lame describes a weak reason that is not believable.
इस अर्थ में 'lame' ऐसे कमज़ोर कारण को बताता है जिस पर विश्वास नहीं होता।
- He gave a lame excuse for coming late.
- The defence lawyer's argument sounded lame.
lame (informal) = dull or uncool
In informal talk, young people call a joke or party lame when it is dull; avoid this in formal writing.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में युवा फीके मज़ाक या पार्टी को 'lame' कहते हैं; औपचारिक लेखन में इससे बचें।
- The film was so lame that we left at the interval.
lame + duck (compound)
A lame duck is a person or organisation with little power left, often because a term is ending.
'Lame duck' ऐसा व्यक्ति या संस्था है जिसकी शक्ति लगभग समाप्त हो चुकी हो, प्रायः कार्यकाल खत्म होने के कारण।
- The outgoing chairman was a lame duck in the last month.
the lame (plural noun)
The lame is used as a plural noun for people who cannot walk well; many now prefer disabled or persons with a walking disability.
'The lame' चलने में असमर्थ लोगों के लिए plural noun है; अब प्रायः आदर के लिए 'persons with a disability' जैसे शब्द चुने जाते हैं।
- The trust built ramps for the elderly and the disabled.
+Collocations 5
lame + noun
excusereasonjokeattemptargumenthorse
- That was a lame attempt to hide the truth.
go / become lame
go lameturn lamebe left lame
- The bullock went lame and could not pull the cart.
adverb + lame
ratherprettya bitcompletelyslightly
- Your reason sounds a bit lame to me.
lame + response
lame replylame answerlame explanationlame defence
- The minister gave a lame reply to the reporters.
lame + duck
lame duck governmentlame duck presidentlame duck session
- The lame duck session passed few laws.
“More examples 5
- The dog became lame after a scooter ran over its paw.
स्कूटर के पंजे पर चढ़ जाने से कुत्ता लंगड़ा हो गया।
- Her excuse about a missing alarm clock was rather lame.
अलार्म घड़ी गुम होने का उसका बहाना काफी लचर था।
- The team gave a lame performance in the final.
टीम ने फाइनल में फीका प्रदर्शन किया।
- Radhika's grandmother, lame since childhood, still walks to the temple with a stick.
बचपन से लंगड़ाने वाली राधिका की दादी आज भी छड़ी लेकर मंदिर तक पैदल जाती हैं।
- The policy was a lame attempt to calm public anger.
वह नीति जनता के गुस्से को शांत करने का एक लचर प्रयास थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is lame from his left leg.
✓ He is lame in his left leg.
The part of the body where the lameness is takes in.
जिस अंग में लंगड़ापन हो, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ The lame are needing special seats.
✓ The lame need special seats.
Need is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous tense; the plural noun takes a plural verb.
'Need' stative verb है और continuous tense में नहीं आता; plural noun के साथ plural verb लगती है।
¶Idioms 1
lame duck
a person, organization or official that is weak or not successful
कमज़ोर या प्रभावहीन व्यक्ति/संस्था
- The outgoing government is a lame duck.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Lame, with silent e.
Lame, silent e के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the weak-excuse words together: lame, feeble, flimsy (not strong or believable), thin, unconvincing.
कमज़ोर बहाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lame, feeble, flimsy (मज़बूत या विश्वसनीय नहीं), thin, unconvincing।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A lame duck (a weak person or a leader with little power left), a lame excuse.
Idioms: a lame duck (कमज़ोर व्यक्ति या कम शक्ति वाला नेता), a lame excuse।