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I noun(the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: She held the mouse in the palm of her hand.) palma- palm something off on someone- palm off on someone
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- palm off on II noun((also palm tree) a kind of tall tree, with broad, spreading leaves, which grows in hot countries: a coconut palm.) palmeira* * *palm1[pa:m] n 1 palma da mão. 2 palmo (medida). 3 ação de empalmar cartas, etc. 4 Naut pata de âncora. 5 pá de remo. 6 Naut repuxo. 7 superfície inferior de esqui. 8 parte larga e chata da galhada do veado, alce, etc. • vt 1 manusear. 2 empalmar, escamotear. 3 impingir, enganar. 4 tocar com a palma da mão. 5 sl subornar, peitar. 6 esconder na palma, fazer desaparecer (cartas de baralho, em mágica, etc.). to cross someone’s palm ( with silver) cobrar gorjeta, pedir dinheiro. to grease the palm of coll molhar a mão, subornar. to have an itching/ itchy palm ser ganancioso. to have someone in the palm of one’s hand ter alguém nas mãos, dominar alguém. to palm off trapacear, lograr, passar adiante por meio de fraude.————————palm2[pa:m] n palma: 1 Bot palmeira. 2 folha de palmeira. 3 fig vitória, supremacia. to bear the palm levar a palma, ser vitorioso. to yield the palm bater em retirada.
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