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1 limb
noun1) (Anat.) Glied, daslimbs — Glieder; Gliedmaßen
a danger to life and limb — eine Gefahr für Leib und Leben
2)be out on a limb — (fig.) exponiert sein
* * *[lim]1) (an arm or leg.) das Körperglied2) (a branch.) der Ast•- academic.ru/117774/out_on_a_limb">out on a limb* * *limb1[lɪm]n▪ \limbs Gliedmaßen pl, Extremitäten plthe lower \limbs die unteren Extremitäten [o Gliedmaßen]to rest one's tired \limbs seine müden Glieder [o fam Knochen] ausruhen7.▶ with life and \limb mit heiler Haut▶ to be out on a \limb [ganz] allein dastehenwith those ideas he is quite out on a \limb mit diesen Ideen steht er so ziemlich allein auf weiter Flur▶ to tear sb \limb from \limb jdm sämtliche Glieder einzeln ausreißenlimb2[lɪm]n* * *[lɪm]nto rest one's tired limbs — seine müden Glieder or Knochen (inf) ausruhen
to tear sb limb from limb — jdn in Stücke reißen
to risk life and limb — Leib und Leben riskieren or aufs Spiel setzen
2) (of tree) Ast mJohn's ideas put him out on a limb — John steht mit seinen Ideen allein auf weiter Flur
he had left himself out on a limb — er hatte sich in eine prekäre Lage gebracht
* * *limb1 [lım] stear sb limb from limb jemanden in Stücke reißen2. Hauptast m (eines Baumes):be out on a limb umga) in einer gefährlichen Lage sein,3. figa) Glied n, Teil m (eines Ganzen)b) Arm m (eines Kreuzes etc):limb of the sea Meeresarmc) Ausläufer m (eines Gebirges)e) JUR Absatz mf) Arm m, Werkzeug n:limb of the law Arm des Gesetzes (Jurist, Polizist etc)limb2 [lım] s1. BOTa) Limbus m, (Kelch)Saum m (einer Blumenkrone)b) Blattrand m (bei Moosen)2. ASTRON Rand m (eines Himmelskörpers)* * *noun1) (Anat.) Glied, daslimbs — Glieder; Gliedmaßen
2)be out on a limb — (fig.) exponiert sein
* * *(anatomy) n.Glied -er n.
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