palm

the inner part of your hand, including the area from the wrist to the base of the fingers

palma de la mano

Collocations palm print · palm reading

• He had a tattoo on the palm of his hand.

  Tenía un tatuaje en la palma de su mano.

a type of tree that grows in warm countries and has large leaves, a straight trunk, and fruit called dates

palmera

Collocations palm frond · date palm

• The hotel is surrounded by tall palms.

  El hotel está rodeado de altas palmeras.

to secretly put your hand into someone's pocket or to give them money, often as a bribe

meter la mano en el bolsillo de alguien / dar dinero a alguien

• take something from somebody

• He was caught palm-ing money from the till.

  Fue sorprendido mientras sacaba dinero del cajón de la registradora.

to hide something in your hand or pocket, especially money that you do not want someone to see

esconder algo en la mano o el bolsillo

• take something from somewhere

• She palmed the money and walked away.

  Ella escondió el dinero en la mano y se fue.

to play a card game using cards held in your hand, especially bridge or poker

jugar cartas con las manos

Collocations palm off

• They were playing bridge at the club.

  Estaban jugando bridge en el club.

to persuade someone to accept something, often by lying or tricking them

convencer a alguien de algo

• take somebody into doing sth

• He tried to palm her off on his friend.

  Él intentó convencerla de que se quedara con su amigo.

to move your hand quickly over something, especially to hide it or make it disappear

pasar la mano rápidamente sobre algo

• take something from somewhere

• He palmed the ball and scored.

  Él pasó la mano rápidamente sobre el balón y anotó.

to illustrate a book or document with drawings of palms, palm trees, etc.

ilustrar con palmeras o hojas de palma

Collocations palm leaf

• The book is beautifully palm-ed.

  El libro está bellamente ilustrado con hojas de palma.