palmo

m.

1 handspan.

palmo a palmo bit by bit, inch by inch

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices (informal) to bring somebody down to earth with a bump

2 palm.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: palmar.

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palmo

► nombre masculino

1 (medida) span

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FRASEOLOGÍA

conocer algo palmo a palmo to know something like the back of one's hand

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices familiar to let somebody down badly

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noun m.

span

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SM

1) (=medida) span; (fig) few inches pl , small amount

- palmo a palmo

- avanzar palmo a palmo

- conocer el terreno palmo a palmo o a palmos

- tener medido el terreno a palmos

- con un palmo de lengua fuera

- crecer a palmos

- dejar a algn con un palmo de narices

- no hay un palmo de A a B

- no levantaba un palmo del suelo cuando ...

2) CAm *** (=coño) cunt ***

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masculino span, handspan

casi un palmo — several inches

conocer algo palmo a palmo — to know something like the back of one's hand

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices — (fam) to take the wind out of somebody's sails (colloq)

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masculino span, handspan

casi un palmo — several inches

conocer algo palmo a palmo — to know something like the back of one's hand

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices — (fam) to take the wind out of somebody's sails (colloq)

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palmo

masculine

span, handspan

ha crecido casi un palmo she's grown several inches

un palmo de tierra a small plot of land

palmo a palmo ‹avanzar› slowly, little by little

(con minuciosidad): recorrer el estado palmo a palmo to travel the length and breadth of the state

rastrear la zona palmo a palmo to search every inch of the area

conocer algo palmo a palmo to know sth like the back of one's hand

dejar a algn con un palmo de narices (fam); to take the wind out of sb's sails (colloq)

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Del verbo palmar: (conjugate palmar)

palmo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

palmó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
palmar    
palmo
palmo sustantivo masculino
span, handspan;

◊ casi un palmo several inches;

conocer algo palmo a palmo to know sth like the back of one's hand
palmo sustantivo masculino span, handspan
figurado few inches
♦ Locuciones: dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices, to let sb down
figurado palmo a palmo, inch by inch

'palmo' also found in these entries:
English:
inch
- span

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palmo nm

[distancia] handspan; también Fig

palmo a palmo bit by bit;

Comp

crecer a palmos to shoot up;

Comp

Fam

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices to leave sb feeling disappointed o cheated

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palmo

m hand’s breadth;

palmo a palmo inch by inch

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palmo nm

1) : span, small amount

2)

palmo a palmo : bit by bit, inch by inch

3)

dejar con un palmo de narices : to disappoint

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palmo n

Un palmo equivale más o menos a eight inches (ocho pulgadas)

un muñeco de un palmo de altura a doll that is about eight inches tall

conocer algo palmo a palmo to know something like the back of your hand

dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices to let somebody down