palmo

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palmo

masculine noun

1handspan

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

palmo [pahl’-mo]

noun

1Palm, a measure of length from the thumb to the end of the little finger extended; hand, handbreadth. (m)

2Game, commonly called span-farthing. (m)

Palmo a palmo -> inch by inch
Medir a palmos -> (Met.) to have complete knowledge of something
Dejar a uno con un palmo de narices -> to disappoint one in an affair in which he expected to succeed
Quedarse con un palmo de narices -> to be out of luck

3Cunt (vagina). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)

palmo

sustantivo:masculino

1 (medida) span; few inches; (p) small amount

palmo a palmo inch by inch

avanzar palmo a palmo to inch forward

conocer el terreno palmo a palmo a palmoso to know every inch of the ground

tener medido el terreno a palmos to know every inch of the ground

con un palmo de lengua fuera with his tongue hanging out

crecer a palmos to shoot up

dejar a algn con un palmo de narices to disappoint sb; let sb down

no hay un palmo de A a B there's hardly any distance difference between A and B;o

no levantaba un palmo del suelo cuando ... he was knee-high to a grasshopper when ...

2 (Centroamérica) (vulgar) (coño) cunt; (vulgar)

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw