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1 limbo
noun, pl. limbos2)be in limbo — (be pending) in der Schwebe sein; (be abandoned) abgeschrieben sein
* * *lim·bo1[ˈlɪmbəʊ, AM -boʊ]n no pllim·bo2[ˈlɪmbəʊ, AM -boʊ]I. n▪ the \limbo der Limboto do the \limbo Limbo tanzenII. vi Limbo tanzen* * *I ['lɪmbəʊ]n2) (fig) Übergangs- or Zwischenstadium ntIIour expansion plans are in limbo because of lack of money — unsere Erweiterungspläne sind wegen Geldmangels in der Schwebe
n(= dance) Limbo m* * *limbo1 [ˈlımbəʊ] pl -bos s2. Gefängnis n3. fig Rumpelkammer f umg:put sb into limbo jemanden aufs Abstellgleis schieben umg4. Übergangs-, Zwischenstadium n:a) in der Schwebe sein (Entscheidung etc),occupy a limbo (between … and …) ein Übergangsstadium darstellen (von … zu …), ein Zwischenstadium darstellen (zwischen dat … und …)limbo2 [ˈlımbəʊ] pl -bos s Limbo m (akrobatischer Tanz westindischer Herkunft, bei dem der Tänzer den Körper von den Knien an zurückbiegt und sich mit schiebenden Tanzschritten unter einer Querstange hindurchbewegt)* * *noun, pl. limbos1) (neglect, oblivion) Vergessenheit, die2)be in limbo — (be pending) in der Schwebe sein; (be abandoned) abgeschrieben sein
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