Vokabahn

lahm

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Adjective

lahm

Pronunciation: /laːm/

lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)

The German adjective lahm means lame in English.

B2 rank #4,385

All meanings of lahm

Adjective
  1. lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)
  2. weak, tired (exhausted from strain; of limbs, etc.)
  3. lame, weak, unconvincing (of excuses, words of protest or defense, etc.)
  4. slow (annoyingly so)

lahm in a German sentence

Das Pferd ist seit dem Sturz auf dem linken Bein lahm.

The horse has been lame in its left leg since the fall.