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1 limp
I 1. intransitive verb(lit. or fig.) hinken2. nounthe ship managed to limp into port — das Schiff schaffte es mit Müh und Not in den Hafen
Hinken, dasII adjective(not stiff, lit. or fig.) schlaff; welk [Blumen]* * *[limp] I adjective II 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) hinken2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) das Hinken* * *limp1[lɪmp]his speech just \limped along seine Rede schleppte sich so dahinto walk with a \limp hinkenlimp2[lɪmp]2. LITa \limp book ein Taschenbuch3. (weak) schlapp, kraftlosthis effort left him \limp nach dieser Anstrengung war er völlig erledigt famhe let his body go \limp er entspannte alle Muskeln\limp efforts halbherzige Bemühungento have a \limp handshake einen laschen Händedruck habena \limp response eine schwache Reaktionto hang \limp schlaff herunterhängen* * *I [lɪmp]1. nHinken nt, Humpeln ntto walk with a limp — hinken, humpeln
the accident left him with a limp — seit dem Unfall hinkt er
2. vihinken, humpeln IIadj (+er)schlapp, schlaff; handshake schlaff; flowers welk; material, cloth weich; voice matt, müde; (= effeminate) süßlichhe's a limp sort of character — er hat einen schwachen Charakter
let your body go limp — alle Muskeln entspannen, alles locker lassen
* * *limp1 [lımp]A v/i1. hinken (auch fig Vers etc), humpeln2. sich (dahin)schleppen (auch fig)B s Hinken n:walk with a limp hinken, humpelnlimp2 [lımp] adj1. schlaff, schlapp:go limp erschlaffen;a limp gesture eine müde Handbewegung;a limp joke ein müder Witz2. biegsam, weich (Einband etc)* * *I 1. intransitive verb(lit. or fig.) hinken2. nounHinken, dasII adjective(not stiff, lit. or fig.) schlaff; welk [Blumen]* * *v.hinken v.humpeln v.lahmen v.
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