What does paume in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word paume in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paume in French.

The word paume in French means palm, lost, lost, isolated, remote, lost person, lost soul, lose, lose, get lost, one-horse town, real tennis, the Tennis Court Oath. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paume

palm

nom féminin (intérieur central de la main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La liseuse de bonnes aventures lit l'avenir dans la paume de ses clients.

lost

adjectif (familier (personne : perdu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mince, je crois que j'aurais dû tourner à droite et pas à gauche. Maintenant, je suis paumé.

lost

adjectif (familier (personne : en dehors de la réalité) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pas facile de savoir comment aider des types paumés.

isolated, remote

adjectif (familier (endroit : perdu, isolé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un village paumé en pleine campagne. Il n'est pas toujours facile de capter la 3G dans des patelins paumés.
It's a country village in the middle of nowhere.

lost person

(familier (personne : perdu, sans repères)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a pas mal de paumés la nuit dans ce quartier.
There are quite a few lost people in this neighbourhood at night.

lost soul

(familier (en dehors de la réalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fabien n'est pas méchant, c'est juste un paumé.
Fabien isn't mean; he's just a lost soul.

lose

verbe transitif (familier (perdre, égarer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il n'y a rien à faire, elle paume toujours ses clefs.

lose

verbe intransitif (familier (perdre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je n'aime pas ce jeu, je paume tout le temps !

get lost

verbe pronominal (familier (se perdre)

Nous sommes un peu en retard, car nous nous sommes paumés en venant.

one-horse town

nom masculin (familier (petit village isolé) (informal, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

real tennis

nom masculin (ancêtre du tennis) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Tennis Court Oath

nom masculin (France (serment révolutionnaire) (History)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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