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German

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DEGerman
lahm[laːm]
adj
Describes someone or something unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the legs. It can also describe a limb that feels very weak or tired.

“Nach dem langen Lauf waren meine Beine ganz lahm.”

After the long run, my legs were quite weak.

Also means
  1. lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)
  2. weak, tired (exhausted from strain; of limbs, etc.)
  3. lame

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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