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m hand's breadthanatomy palma palmo a palmo gradually, bit by bit, inch by inch* * *palmo s.m.2 ( come misura) span, handsbreadth: è largo un palmo, it's a span in width; è caduto un palmo di neve, a few inches of snow have fallen; possedere un palmo di terreno, to possess a small patch of land // a palmo a palmo, little by little (o inch by inch): contrastare il terreno a palmo a palmo, to fight every inch of the way // restare con un palmo di naso, to feel done3 (metrol.) palm (misura di lunghezza variabile da un minimo di circa 7,5 cm a un massimo di circa 25 cm).* * *['palmo]sostantivo maschile1) (misura antica) span; (misura moderna) = linear measure equal to about 25 centimetres2) colloq. (palma della mano) palm••a palmo a palmo — (a poco a poco) inch by inch; (alla perfezione) thoroughly
non riuscire a vedere a un palmo dal naso — = not to see farther than one's nose
rimanere con un palmo di naso — = to be greatly disappointed
* * *palmo/'palmo/sostantivo m.1 (misura antica) span; (misura moderna) = linear measure equal to about 25 centimetres; largo un palmo a span in width2 colloq. (palma della mano) palmnon cedere nemmeno di un palmo not to yield an inch; a palmo a palmo (a poco a poco) inch by inch; (alla perfezione) thoroughly; non riuscire a vedere a un palmo dal naso = not to see farther than one's nose; rimanere con un palmo di naso = to be greatly disappointed. -
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